Lemieux vs Rios

Who won Lemieux vs Rios?

David Lemieux beat Cristian Fabian Rios by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 22nd, 2016, at Bell Centre, Montreal.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 100-90 in favor of winner David Lemieux.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Lemieux vs Rios stats

Back in October 2016, David Lemieux stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cristian Fabian Rios made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 3 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lemieux had a massive power advantage over Rios, boasting a 91% knockout percentage compared to Rios' 29%.

David Lemieux was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

David Lemieux fought out of the orthodox stance, while Cristian Fabian Rios was a southpaw.

Lemieux was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 10 months earlier than Rios, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Rios' 184.

Lemieux vs Rios form

Lemieux had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Glen Tapia on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gennady Golovkin on October 17, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Hassan N’Dam on June 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Gabriel Rosado on December 6, 2014, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

He had won against Fernando Guerrero on May 24, 2014, by knockout in the 3rd round at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Activity check

Lemieux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Lemieux vs Rios start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lemieux vs Rios?

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