Who won Stevenson vs Bika?
Adonis Stevenson beat Sakio Bika by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 4th April 2015 at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
The scorecards were announced as 115-111, 116-110, 115-110 in favor of winner Adonis Stevenson.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).
This contest was for the unified light heavyweight championship of the world, with the WBC & The Ring belts on the line.
Stevenson vs Bika stats
Back in April 2015, Adonis Stevenson stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Sakio Bika made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 6 loses and 3 draws, with 21 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Stevenson had advantage in power over Bika, with a 84% knock out percentage over Bika's 66%.
Adonis Stevenson was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.
Bika had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stevenson. Despite this, he had 6-inch reach advantage.
Adonis Stevenson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Sakio Bika was an orthodox fighter.
Stevenson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 year and 9 months later than Bika, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 98 more professional rounds, 154 to Bika's 56.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adonis Stevenson had been fighting more than Sakio Bika.
Going to this contest, Adonis Stevenson had last fought 3 months and 16 days ago, while Sakio Bika's last outing had been 7 months and 19 days ago.
Stevenson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.
Bika's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.
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