Who won Singh vs Cheka?
Vijender Singh beat Francis Cheka by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, December 17th, 2016, at Thyagaraj Stadium, New Delhi.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).
Singh vs Cheka stats
Back in December 2016, Vijender Singh stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Francis Cheka made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Singh had a massive power advantage over Cheka, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Cheka's 53%.
Vijender Singh was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.
Singh had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cheka.
Both Vijender Singh and Francis Cheka fought out of an orthodox stance.
Singh was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 15 years and 7 months later than Cheka, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 260 fewer professional rounds, totaling 62 compared to Cheka's 322.
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Singh's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.
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