Wilder vs Stiverne

Who won Wilder vs Stiverne?

Deontay Wilder beat Bermane Stiverne by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 17th January 2015 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 119-108, 120-107 in favor of winner Deontay Wilder.

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

This contest was for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.

Wilder vs Stiverne stats

Back in January 2015, Deontay Wilder stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 32 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Bermane Stiverne made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Wilder had advantage in power over Stiverne, with a 100% knock out percentage over Stiverne's 88%.

Deontay Wilder was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Wilder had a height advantage of 5 inches over Stiverne. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Deontay Wilder & Bermane Stiverne fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 year and 3 months later than Stiverne, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 174 to Stiverne's 135.

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Stiverne's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wilder vs Stiverne?

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