Lejarraga vs Flatley

Who won Lejarraga vs Flatley?

Kerman Lejarraga beat Jack Flatley by knockout in the 9th round on Friday, December 3rd, 2021, at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Lejarraga vs Flatley stats

Back in December 2021, Kerman Lejarraga stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jack Flatley made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lejarraga had a massive power advantage over Flatley, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Flatley's 24%.

Kerman Lejarraga was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Flatley had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lejarraga.

Both Kerman Lejarraga and Jack Flatley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lejarraga was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Flatley, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, totaling 180 compared to Flatley's 140.

Kerman Lejarraga went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 12 by the WBC at super welterweight.

Lejarraga vs Flatley form

Lejarraga had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dylan Charrat on September 11, 2021, by technical decision in their 10 round contest at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña, Spain.

Prior to that, he had won against Jez Smith on April 23, 2021, by knockout in the 7th round at Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tyrone Nurse on August 8, 2020, by points in the 10th round at Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus, Andalucía.

Before that, he had defeated Anderson Clayton on November 30, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña.

He had been beaten by David Avanesyan on September 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

Activity check

Lejarraga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lejarraga vs Flatley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lejarraga vs Flatley?

The DAZN show began at 1:30 PM EST / 10:30 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 6:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Lejarraga vs Flatley?

Kerman Lejarraga was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Jack Flatley made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.