Troyanovsky vs Obara

Who won Troyanovsky vs Obara?

Eduard Troyanovsky beat Keita Obara by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, September 9th, 2016, at Krylia Sovetov, Moscow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

Troyanovsky vs Obara stats

Back in September 2016, Eduard Troyanovsky stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Keita Obara made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Obara had a slight advantage in power over Troyanovsky, with a 94% knockout percentage compared to Troyanovsky's 88%.

Eduard Troyanovsky was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Obara had a height advantage of 2 inches over Troyanovsky. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Eduard Troyanovsky and Keita Obara fought out of an orthodox stance.

Troyanovsky's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Obara's, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 months earlier than Obara, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 38 fewer professional rounds, totaling 129 compared to Obara's 167.

Troyanovsky vs Obara form

Eduard Troyanovsky had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Cesar Rene Cuenca on April 8, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Krylia Sovetov, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Cesar Rene Cuenca on November 4, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Tatneft Arena, Kazan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ronald Pontillas on June 22, 2015, by knockout in the 3rd round at Boxing & Gym Academy, Moscow.

Before that, he had won against Aik Shakhnazaryan on April 10, 2015, by knockout in the 8th round at Luzhniki, Moscow.

He had beaten Jose Agustin Feria on November 28, 2014, by knockout in the 1st round at Luzhniki, Moscow.

Activity check

Troyanovsky's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Troyanovsky vs Obara start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Krylia Sovetov, Moscow, Russia, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Troyanovsky vs Obara?

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