Mathews vs Luis

Who won Mathews vs Luis?

Derry Mathews beat Tony Luis by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 18th, 2015, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 115-112, 114-112 in favor of winner Derry Mathews.

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 vacant WBA lightweight championship of the world.

Mathews vs Luis stats

Back in April 2015, Derry Mathews stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 9 losses, and 2  draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tony Luis made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mathews had an advantage in power over Luis, with a 54% knockout percentage compared to Luis' 37%.

Derry Mathews was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Mathews had a height advantage of 2 inches over Luis. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Derry Mathews and Tony Luis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mathews was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Luis, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, totaling 295 compared to Luis' 214.

Activity check

Mathews' last 3 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mathews vs Luis?

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