Who won Richards vs Ellison?
Lerrone Richards beat Mickey Ellison on points over 8 rounds on Friday, November 10th, 2023, at Brighton Centre, Brighton.
The scorecards were announced as 79-74 in favor of winner Lerrone Richards.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Harlem Eubank's and Timo Schwarzkopf's clash.
Richards vs Ellison stats
Back in November 2023, Lerrone Richards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Mickey Ellison made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.
Lerrone Richards was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Ellison had a height advantage of 3 inches over Richards.
Lerrone Richards fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mickey Ellison was an orthodox fighter.
Richards was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years earlier than Ellison, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Ellison's 115.
Richards vs Ellison form
Lerrone Richards had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Carlos Gongora on December 18, 2021, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Giovanni De Carolis on May 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.
Going into that contest, he had won against Timo Laine on December 4, 2020, by points in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.
Before that, he had beaten Lennox Clarke on November 30, 2019, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.
He had defeated Tommy Langford on April 27, 2019, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Activity check
Richards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.
Ellison's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.
What time did Richards vs Ellison start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Richards vs Ellison?
Richards vs Ellison was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.
What were the odds on Richards vs Ellison?
Lerrone Richards was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Mickey Ellison made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
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