Knyba vs Lartey

Who won Knyba vs Lartey?

Damian Knyba beat Richard Lartey by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Robson Conceicao losing to O’Shaquie Foster for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Raymond Muratalla beat Jesus Antonio Perez Campos, Yan Santana defeated Eduardo Baez, and Jahi Tucker was victorious over Quilisto Madera.

Knyba vs Lartey stats

Damian Knyba stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Richard Lartey made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lartey had a large advantage in power over Knyba, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Knyba's 54%.

Damian Knyba was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Knyba had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lartey. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Damian Knyba and Richard Lartey fought out of an orthodox stance.

Knyba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 8 years and 5 months later than Lartey, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 52 fewer professional rounds, totaling 59 compared to Lartey's 111.

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Lartey's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Knyba vs Lartey start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Knyba vs Lartey?

Knyba vs Lartey was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports+.

What were the odds on Knyba vs Lartey?

Damian Knyba was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Richard Lartey made his way into the ring at 17/2 (+850) with oddsmakers.