Who won Wallin vs Kauffman?
Otto Wallin beat Travis Kauffman by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 15th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating Roamer Alexis Angulo for the WBC World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero defeated Jackson Marinez for the WBA Interim World Lightweight belt.
Wallin vs Kauffman stats
Back in August 2020, Otto Wallin stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Travis Kauffman made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Kauffman had a slight advantage in power over Wallin, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Wallin's 65%.
Otto Wallin was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.
Wallin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kauffman. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Otto Wallin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Travis Kauffman was an orthodox fighter.
Wallin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 years and 4 months later than Kauffman, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 163 compared to Kauffman's 145.
Otto Wallin went into the fight ranked number 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Wallin vs Kauffman form
Wallin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tyson Fury on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, his contest against Nick Kisner on April 13, 2019 ended in a no contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Adrian Granat on April 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Gaerdehov Icehockey Arena, Sundsvall, Sweden.
Before that, he had beaten Srdan Govedarica on January 27, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.
He had won against Gianluca Mandras on April 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Sporthallen, Sundsvall, Sweden.
Activity check
Wallin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.
What time did Wallin vs Kauffman start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Wallin vs Kauffman?
Wallin vs Kauffman was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.
What were the odds on Wallin vs Kauffman?
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