Sanchez vs Kabayel

When is Sanchez vs Kabayel?

Frank Sanchez is set to face the challenge of Agit Kabayel on Saturday 18th May 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there is no weight limit.

This contest is an eliminator for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Tyson Fury's and Oleksandr Usyk's clash for the WBC World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also, on the undercard will be Jai Opetaia's and Mairis Briedis' fight for the IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight belts, Joe Cordina's and Anthony Cacace's fight for the IBF World Junior Lightweight title, Mark Chamberlain's and Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab's fight, Sergey Kovalev's and Robin Sirwan Safar's contest and Isaac Lowe's and Hasibullah Ahmadi's bout.

Sanchez vs Kabayel stats

Frank Sanchez steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Agit Kabayel will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Sanchez has a slight advantage in power over Kabayel, with a 71% knock out percentage over Kabayel's 67%.

Frank Sanchez is the same age as Agit Kabayel, at 31 years old.

Sanchez has a height advantage of 1 inch over Kabayel.

Both Frank Sanchez & Agit Kabayel fight out of an orthodox stance.

Sanchez is the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 year and 2 months later than Kabayel, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 8 less professional rounds, 110 to Kabayel's 118.

Frank Sanchez goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF and 6 by the RING at heavyweight.

Agit Kabayel is currently ranked number 8 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, 7 by the IBF and 10 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Sanchez vs Kabayel form

Sanchez remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Junior Fa on 23rd December 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Scott Alexander on 30th September 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beat Daniel Martz on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Negron on 15th October 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

He had won against Christian Hammer on 1st January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Kabayel remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Arslanbek Makhmudov on 23rd December 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Agron Smakici on 4th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beat Kevin Johnson on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Before that, he had won against Evgenios Lazaridis on 18th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

He had beat Andriy Rudenko on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Maritim Hotel, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Frank Sanchez has been fighting more than Agit Kabayel.

Frank Sanchez last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Agit Kabayel's last outing was 4 months and 25 days ago.

Sanchez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time does Sanchez vs Kabayel start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Sanchez vs Kabayel?

Sanchez vs Kabayel will be broadcast on DAZN PPV UK in the UK, while the fight will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN+ PPV.

How do you stream Sanchez vs Kabayel?

You can stream the Sanchez vs Kabayel PPV in the UK via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, Smart TV, and many others.

The whole event costs £24.99.

You can pay and stream Sanchez vs Kabayel on ESPN PPV via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV or ESPN+ subscriber to buy a PPV card. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

The whole event costs tbc.

What are the odds on Sanchez vs Kabayel?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Sanchez vs Kabayel yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.