Troyanovsky vs Obara

Who won Troyanovsky vs Obara?

Eduard Troyanovsky beat Keita Obara by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday 9th September 2016 at Krylia Sovetov in 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 loses and 0  draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Obara had a slight advantage in power over Troyanovsky, with a 94% knock out percentage over 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 & 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 less professional rounds, 129 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 8th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Krylia Sovetov, Moscow, Russia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Cesar Rene Cuenca on 4th November 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 beat Ronald Pontillas on 22nd June 2015 by knockout in the 3rd round at Boxing & Gym Academy, Moscow.

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

He had beat Jose Agustin Feria on 28th November 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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