Tatli vs Urquiaga

Who won Tatli vs Urquiaga?

Edis Tatli beat Frank Urquiaga by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 11th, 2018, at Operastage, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Edis Tatli.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Tatli vs Urquiaga stats

Back in August 2018, Edis Tatli stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Frank Urquiaga made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 1 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Tatli had a large advantage in power over Urquiaga, boasting a 33% knockout percentage compared to Urquiaga's 8%.

Edis Tatli was the same age as Frank Urquiaga, at 31 years old.

Tatli had a height advantage of 1 inch over Urquiaga.

Both Edis Tatli and Frank Urquiaga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tatli was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Urquiaga, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 164 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Urquiaga's 81.

Edis Tatli went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at lightweight.

Tatli vs Urquiaga form

Tatli had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Francesco Patera on May 6, 2017, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Gatorade Center, Turku, Finland.

Prior to that, he had defeated Manuel Lancia on December 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Manuel Lancia on December 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki.

Before that, he had won against Cristian Morales on August 13, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Operastage, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna.

He had been beaten by Richar Abril on September 20, 2014, by majority decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki.

Activity check

Tatli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Tatli vs Urquiaga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Operastage, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna, Finland, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tatli vs Urquiaga?

Edis Tatli was a 4/25 (-630) favorite going into the contest, while Frank Urquiaga made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.