Robinson vs Kavaliauskas

Who won Robinson vs Kavaliauskas?

Ray Robinson drew with Egidijus Kavaliauskas by majority draw on Saturday, March 30th, 2019, at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 95-95, 95-95, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Gvozdyk beating Doudou Ngumbu for the WBC World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Kudratillo Abdukakhorov beat Keita Obara.

Robinson vs Kavaliauskas stats

Back in March 2019, Ray Robinson stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kavaliauskas had a massive power advantage over Robinson, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Robinson's 50%.

Ray Robinson was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Robinson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kavaliauskas. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Ray Robinson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Egidijus Kavaliauskas was an orthodox fighter.

Robinson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Kavaliauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, totaling 171 compared to Kavaliauskas' 133.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was ranked number 4 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Robinson vs Kavaliauskas form

Kavaliauskas had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Roberto Arriaza on November 16, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Juan Carlos Abreu on July 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against David Avanesyan on February 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Echeverria on May 26, 2017, by knockout in the 7th round at UIC Pavilion, Illinois.

He had defeated Ramses Agaton on April 8, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Activity check

Robinson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Kavaliauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Robinson vs Kavaliauskas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Robinson vs Kavaliauskas?

Robinson vs Kavaliauskas was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Robinson vs Kavaliauskas?

Ray Robinson was a 16/1 (+1600) underdog going into the contest, while Egidijus Kavaliauskas made his way into the ring at 1/100 (-10000) with oddsmakers.