Walsh vs Klimov

Who won Walsh vs Klimov?

Liam Walsh beat Andrey Klimov by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 8th, 2016, at Harrow Leisure Centre, Harrow.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 120-107, 120-107 in favor of winner Liam Walsh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Walsh vs Klimov stats

Back in October 2016, Liam Walsh stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrey Klimov made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Walsh had a large advantage in power over Klimov, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Klimov's 47%.

Liam Walsh was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Klimov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Walsh.

Liam Walsh fought out of the southpaw stance, while Andrey Klimov was an orthodox fighter.

Walsh was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year earlier than Klimov, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 2 fewer professional rounds, totaling 152 compared to Klimov's 154.

Walsh vs Klimov form

Walsh had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Troy James on April 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Isaias Santos Sampaio on July 11, 2015, by knockout in the 6th round at Velodrome, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joe Murray on February 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Gary Sykes on November 29, 2014, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at ExCel Arena, London.

He had won against Kevin Hooper on July 26, 2014, by knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Klimov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jose Pedraza on June 13, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Bartow Arena, Birmingham, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gabino Cota on November 28, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Guillermo Avila on August 1, 2014, by technical knockout in the 8th round at A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, United States.

Before that, he had won against Francisco Contreras on April 25, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia.

He had been beaten by Terence Crawford on October 5, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liam Walsh had been fighting more than Andrey Klimov.

Going into this contest, Liam Walsh had last fought 5 months and 8 days ago, while Andrey Klimov's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 25 days ago.

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Klimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Walsh vs Klimov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Harrow Leisure Centre, Harrow, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Walsh vs Klimov?

Walsh vs Klimov was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Walsh vs Klimov?

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