Stevenson vs Gvozdyk

Who won Stevenson vs Gvozdyk?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Adonis Stevenson by knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, December 1st, 2018, at Bell Centre, Montreal.

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 WBC light heavyweight championship of the world.

Stevenson vs Gvozdyk stats

Back in December 2018, Adonis Stevenson stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Stevenson had a slight advantage in power over Gvozdyk, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Gvozdyk's 80%.

Adonis Stevenson was the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

Gvozdyk had a height advantage of 3 inches over Stevenson. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Adonis Stevenson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk was an orthodox fighter.

Stevenson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Gvozdyk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Gvozdyk's 124.

Stevenson vs Gvozdyk form

Stevenson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Badou Jack on May 19, 2018, by majority draw in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada.

Prior to that, he had won against Andrzej Fonfara on June 3, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Thomas Williams Jr on July 29, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

Before that, he had defeated Tommy Karpency on September 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and The Ring Light Heavyweight championship fight at Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto.

He had won against Sakio Bika on April 4, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Light heavyweight and The Ring Light Heavyweight championship fight at Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City.

Gvozdyk 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 Mehdi Amar on March 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Craig Baker on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yunieski Gonzalez on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Before that, he had won against Isaac Chilemba on November 19, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Tommy Karpency on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Oleksandr Gvozdyk had been fighting more than Adonis Stevenson.

Going into this contest, Adonis Stevenson had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk's last outing had been 8 months and 14 days ago.

Stevenson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Gvozdyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Stevenson vs Gvozdyk start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM UTC at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada, which was 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Stevenson vs Gvozdyk?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Stevenson vs Gvozdyk?

Adonis Stevenson was a 69/50 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.