Sanchez vs Kabayel

Who won Sanchez vs Kabayel?

Agit Kabayel beat Frank Sanchez by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tyson Fury losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the WBC World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jai Opetaia beat Mairis Briedis for the IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight belts, Joe Cordina was overcome by Anthony Cacace for the IBF World Junior Lightweight title, Sergey Kovalev was defeated by Robin Sirwan Safar, Mark Chamberlain beat Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab, Isaac Lowe defeated Hasibullah Ahmadi, and Daniel Lapin was victorious over Octavio Pudivitr.

Sanchez vs Kabayel stats

Back in May 2024, Agit Kabayel stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Frank Sanchez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws.

Agit Kabayel was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Sanchez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kabayel. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Agit Kabayel and Frank Sanchez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kabayel was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 2 months earlier than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Sanchez's 117.

Agit Kabayel went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Frank Sanchez was ranked number 4 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Sanchez vs Kabayel form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

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

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

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

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Junior Fa on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

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

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

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

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Frank Sanchez had been fighting more than Agit Kabayel.

Going into this contest, Agit Kabayel had last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Frank Sanchez's last outing had been 4 months and 25 days ago.

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

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

What time did Sanchez vs Kabayel start?

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

Who broadcast Sanchez vs Kabayel?

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

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Kabayel?

Agit Kabayel was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Frank Sanchez made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.