Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II

Who won Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II?

David Avanesyan beat Kerman Lejarraga by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, September 28th, 2019, at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II stats

Back in September 2019, David Avanesyan stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kerman Lejarraga made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lejarraga had a massive power advantage over Avanesyan, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Avanesyan's 50%.

David Avanesyan was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Lejarraga had a height advantage of 1 inch over Avanesyan.

Both David Avanesyan and Kerman Lejarraga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Avanesyan was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Lejarraga, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 219 compared to Lejarraga's 180.

David Avanesyan went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at welterweight.

Kerman Lejarraga was ranked number 11 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II form

Avanesyan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Kerman Lejarraga on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Egidijus Kavaliauskas on February 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Lamont Peterson on February 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Cintas Center, Cincinnati.

Before that, he had beaten Shane Mosley on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had won against Charlie Navarro on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Lejarraga 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 lost to David Avanesyan on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain.

Prior to that, he had beaten Frankie Gavin on November 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at BEC Bizkaia Arena, País Vasco.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Johnny Navarrete on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Palacio de Congresos, Andalucía.

Before that, he had won against Bradley Skeete on April 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

He had defeated Jose Del Rio on November 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kerman Lejarraga had been fighting more than David Avanesyan.

Going into this contest, David Avanesyan had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Kerman Lejarraga's last outing had been 5 months and 29 days ago.

Avanesyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Lejarraga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II?

David Avanesyan was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Kerman Lejarraga made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.