Troyanovsky vs Rocco

Who won Troyanovsky vs Rocco?

Eduard Troyanovsky beat Michele Di Rocco by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, July 1st, 2017, at Luzhniki, 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).

Troyanovsky vs Rocco stats

Back in July 2017, Eduard Troyanovsky stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michele Di Rocco made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Troyanovsky had a massive power advantage over Rocco, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Rocco's 44%.

Eduard Troyanovsky was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Both Eduard Troyanovsky and Michele Di Rocco fought out of an orthodox stance.

Troyanovsky was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 1 month later than Rocco, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 141 fewer professional rounds, totaling 129 compared to Rocco's 270.

Eduard Troyanovsky went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 8 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Troyanovsky vs Rocco form

Eduard Troyanovsky had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Julius Indongo on December 3, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Keita Obara on September 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Krylia Sovetov, Moscow.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Ronald Pontillas on June 22, 2015, by knockout in the 3rd round at Boxing & Gym Academy, Moscow.

Activity check

Troyanovsky's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Troyanovsky vs Rocco start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia, 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 Troyanovsky vs Rocco?

Eduard Troyanovsky was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Michele Di Rocco made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.