Who won Richards vs Langford?
Lerrone Richards beat Tommy Langford by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 116-113, 118-111 in favor of winner Lerrone Richards.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Daniel Dubois' and Richard Lartey's clash.
Richards vs Langford stats
Back in April 2019, Lerrone Richards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Tommy Langford made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Langford had a slight advantage in power over Richards, with a 29% knockout percentage compared to Richards' 27%.
Lerrone Richards was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.
Langford had a height advantage of 1 inch over Richards.
Lerrone Richards fought out of the southpaw stance, while Tommy Langford was an orthodox fighter.
Richards was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year later than Langford, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 48 fewer professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Langford's 173.
Richards vs Langford form
Tommy Langford had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jason Welborn on September 8, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jason Welborn on May 4, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Town Hall, West Midlands.
Going into that contest, he had won against Jack Arnfield on February 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Before that, he had lost to Avtandil Khurtsidze on April 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Leicester Arena, Leicester.
He had beaten Sam Sheedy on November 26, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.
Activity check
Langford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.
What time did Richards vs Langford start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Richards vs Langford?
Richards vs Langford was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.
What were the odds on Richards vs Langford?
Lerrone Richards was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Tommy Langford made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.
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