Relikh vs Troyanovsky

Who won Relikh vs Troyanovsky?

Kiryl Relikh beat Eduard Troyanovsky by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, October 7th, 2018, at Arena, Kanagawa.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Kiryl Relikh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This was a quarter final of the World Boxing Super Series.

This contest was for the WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue's and Juan Carlos Payano's clash for the WBA World Bantamweight championship.

Relikh vs Troyanovsky stats

Back in October 2018, Kiryl Relikh stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eduard Troyanovsky made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Troyanovsky had a slight advantage in power over Relikh, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Relikh's 86%.

Kiryl Relikh was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.

Relikh had a height advantage of 2 inches over Troyanovsky. Despite this, Troyanovsky had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Kiryl Relikh and Eduard Troyanovsky fought out of an orthodox stance.

Relikh was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 4 months later than Troyanovsky, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 115 compared to Troyanovsky's 129.

Eduard Troyanovsky was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Relikh vs Troyanovsky form

Relikh had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Rances Barthelemy on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Rances Barthelemy on May 20, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ricky Burns on October 7, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Joaquim Carneiro on May 13, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Bolton.

He had beaten Christian Ariel Lopez on October 2, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Gymnase du Lycee Technique de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Eduard Troyanovsky had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Carlos Manuel Portillo on November 27, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Michele Di Rocco on July 1, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Luzhniki, Moscow.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Julius Indongo on December 3, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow.

Before that, he had won against Keita Obara on September 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Krylia Sovetov, Moscow.

He had defeated Cesar Rene Cuenca on April 8, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Krylia Sovetov, Moscow.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eduard Troyanovsky had been fighting more than Kiryl Relikh.

Going into this contest, Kiryl Relikh had last fought 6 months and 27 days ago, while Eduard Troyanovsky's last outing had been 10 months and 10 days ago.

Relikh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Troyanovsky's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Relikh vs Troyanovsky start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Relikh vs Troyanovsky?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Relikh vs Troyanovsky?

Kiryl Relikh was a 67/100 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Eduard Troyanovsky made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.