Barthelemy vs Bey

Who won Barthelemy vs Bey?

Rances Barthelemy beat Mickey Bey by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, June 3rd, 2016, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 116-111 in favor of winner Rances Barthelemy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the IBF lightweight championship of the world.

Barthelemy vs Bey stats

Back in June 2016, Rances Barthelemy stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mickey Bey made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barthelemy had a slight advantage in power over Bey, with a 54% knockout percentage compared to Bey's 45%.

Rances Barthelemy was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Barthelemy had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bey. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Rances Barthelemy and Mickey Bey fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barthelemy's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Bey's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 3 months later than Bey, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, totaling 214 compared to Bey's 161.

Barthelemy vs Bey form

Barthelemy had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Denis Shafikov on December 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Antonio DeMarco on June 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Angino Perez on March 26, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah.

Before that, he had defeated Fernando David Saucedo on October 4, 2014, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

He had won against Argenis Mendez on July 10, 2014, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at American Airlines Arena, Miami.

Activity check

Barthelemy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Bey's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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