Yeleussinov vs Indongo

Who won Yeleussinov vs Indongo?

Daniyar Yeleussinov beat Julius Indongo by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday 27th November 2020 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Jacobs beating Gabriel Rosado. Also, on the undercard Emmanuel Tagoe beat Mason Menard.

Yeleussinov vs Indongo stats

Daniyar Yeleussinov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Julius Indongo made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Yeleussinov had a slight advantage in power over Indongo, with a 56% knock out percentage over Indongo's 52%.

Daniyar Yeleussinov was the younger man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Indongo had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Daniyar Yeleussinov & Julius Indongo fought out of a southpaw stance.

Yeleussinov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 8 year and 9 months later than Indongo, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 81 less professional rounds, 53 to Indongo's 134.

Yeleussinov vs Indongo form

Indongo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Regis Prograis on 9th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Deadwood Mountain Grand, South Dakota, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on 19th August 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ricky Burns on 15th April 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Eduard Troyanovsky on 3rd December 2016 by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

He had defeated Fabian Lyimo on 6th August 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.

Activity check

Yeleussinov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Indongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yeleussinov vs Indongo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Yeleussinov vs Indongo?

Yeleussinov vs Indongo was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Yeleussinov vs Indongo?

Daniyar Yeleussinov was a 11/100 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Julius Indongo made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.