Teper vs Wach

Who won Teper vs Wach?

Mariusz Wach beat Erkan Teper by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 18th March 2017 at Arena Leipzig in Leipzig.

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

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

Teper vs Wach stats

Back in March 2017, Erkan Teper stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mariusz Wach made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Teper had a slight advantage in power over Wach, with a 63% knock out percentage over Wach's 53%.

Erkan Teper was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Wach had a height advantage of 3 inches over Teper.

Both Erkan Teper & Mariusz Wach fought out of an orthodox stance.

Teper was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 year and 4 months later than Wach, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 177 less professional rounds, 125 to Wach's 302.

Mariusz Wach was ranked number 9 by the WBC in the 201lb division.

Teper vs Wach form

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 defeated Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on 14th May 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hala Azoty, Kedzierzyn Kozle, Poland.

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

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

Before that, he had beat Gbenga Oluokun on 14th March 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cuprum Arena, Lubin.

He had lost to Wladimir Klitschko on 10th November 2012 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

Activity check

Teper's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.7 rounds on average.

Wach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Teper vs Wach start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Teper vs Wach?

Erkan Teper was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Mariusz Wach made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.