Uzcategui vs Shiskin

Who won Uzcategui vs Shiskin?

Vladimir Shishkin beat Jose Uzcategui by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 17th, 2022, at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-111, 115-113 in favor of winner Vladimir Shishkin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Michel Rivera losing to Frank Martin. Also on the undercard Vincent Astrolabio defeated Nikolay Potapov for the IBF World Bantamweight belt, Elijah Garcia was victorious over Cruse Stewart, and Kenneth Sims Jr beat Rock Dodler Myrthil.

Uzcategui vs Shiskin stats

Back in December 2022, Jose Uzcategui stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Vladimir Shishkin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws.

Jose Uzcategui was the same age as Vladimir Shishkin, at 31 years old.

Uzcategui had a height advantage of 1 inch over Shishkin. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Uzcategui and Vladimir Shishkin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Uzcategui was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Shishkin, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, totaling 150 compared to Shishkin's 125.

Jose Uzcategui went into the fight ranked number 7 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Vladimir Shishkin was ranked number 15 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Uzcategui vs Shiskin form

Uzcategui had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Lionell Thompson on December 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at State Farm Arena, Georgia, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Caleb Plant on January 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna on September 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Oracle Arena, California.

Before that, he had beaten Andre Dirrell on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had lost to Andre Dirrell on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Shishkin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jeyson Minda on March 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Ford Community Center, Michigan, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Sena Agbeko on February 17, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oscar Riojas on August 20, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Detroit, Michigan.

Before that, he had defeated Ulises Sierra on January 17, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa.

He had won against DeAndre Ware on August 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vladimir Shishkin had been fighting more than Jose Uzcategui.

Going into this contest, Jose Uzcategui had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 19 days ago, while Vladimir Shishkin's last outing had been 9 months and 12 days ago.

Uzcategui's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Shishkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Uzcategui vs Shiskin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Uzcategui vs Shiskin?

Uzcategui vs Shiskin was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Uzcategui vs Shiskin?

Jose Uzcategui was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Vladimir Shishkin made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.