Szpilka vs Wach

Who won Szpilka vs Wach?

Artur Szpilka beat Mariusz Wach by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 10th, 2018, at Arena Gliwice, Gliwice.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 95-94, 97-93 in favor of winner Artur Szpilka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Szpilka vs Wach stats

Back in November 2018, Artur Szpilka stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mariusz Wach made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Szpilka had an advantage in power over Wach, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Wach's 52%.

Artur Szpilka was the younger man by 10 years, at 29 years old.

Wach had a height advantage of 4 inches over Szpilka. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Artur Szpilka and Mariusz Wach fought out of an orthodox stance.

Szpilka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 5 months later than Wach, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 314 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Wach's 314.

Szpilka vs Wach form

Szpilka had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Dominick Guinn on May 25, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Adam Kownacki on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Adam Kownacki on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on January 16, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Yasmany Consuegra on August 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Prudential Center, New Jersey.

Wach had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jarrell Miller on November 11, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Erkan Teper on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on May 14, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hala Azoty, Kedzierzyn Kozle, Poland.

Before that, he had lost to Alexander Povetkin on November 4, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Tatneft Arena, Kazan, Russia.

He had defeated Konstantin Airich on June 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hala Widowiskow - Sportowa, ul. Świętokrzyska 11, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Artur Szpilka had been fighting more than Mariusz Wach.

Going into this contest, Artur Szpilka had last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Mariusz Wach's last outing had been 11 months and 30 days ago.

Szpilka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Wach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Szpilka vs Wach start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Arena Gliwice, Gliwice, Poland, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Szpilka vs Wach?

Artur Szpilka was a 31/50 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Mariusz Wach made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.