Troyanovsky vs Rocco

Who won Troyanovsky vs Rocco?

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

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 the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Troyanovsky had a massive power advantage over Rocco, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Rocco's 44%.

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

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

Troyanovsky was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 year and 1 month later than Rocco, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 141 less professional rounds, 129 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 3rd December 2016 by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Keita Obara on 9th September 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 beat 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.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beat Ronald Pontillas on 22nd June 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Michele Di Rocco made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.