Usyk vs Witherspoon

Who won Usyk vs Witherspoon?

Oleksandr Usyk beat Chazz Witherspoon by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 12th, 2019, at Wintrust Arena, Illinois.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Oleksandr Usyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Dmitry Bivol was victorious over Lenin Castillo for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship, and TJ Doheny beat Jesus Martinez.

Usyk vs Witherspoon stats

Back in October 2019, Oleksandr Usyk stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chazz Witherspoon made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Witherspoon had a slight advantage in power over Usyk, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Usyk's 75%.

Oleksandr Usyk was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Witherspoon had a height advantage of 1 inch over Usyk.

Oleksandr Usyk fought out of the southpaw stance, while Chazz Witherspoon was an orthodox fighter.

Usyk was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 years and 10 months later than Witherspoon, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 201 compared to Witherspoon's 189.

Oleksandr Usyk went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Usyk vs Witherspoon form

Usyk remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Tony Bellew on November 10, 2018, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight, IBF World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Murat Gassiev on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight, WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mairis Briedis on January 27, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Before that, he had beaten Marco Huck on September 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin, Germany.

He had defeated Michael Hunter on April 8, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Activity check

Usyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Usyk vs Witherspoon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Usyk vs Witherspoon?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Usyk vs Witherspoon?

Oleksandr Usyk was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Chazz Witherspoon made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.