Barthelemy vs Relikh

Who won Barthelemy vs Relikh?

Kiryl Relikh beat Rances Barthelemy by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 10th, 2018, at Alamodome, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 118-109, 117-110 in favor of winner Kiryl Relikh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

Barthelemy vs Relikh stats

Back in March 2018, Rances Barthelemy stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Kiryl Relikh made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Rances Barthelemy was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Barthelemy had a height advantage of 1 inch over Relikh. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Rances Barthelemy and Kiryl Relikh fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barthelemy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Relikh, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 99 more professional rounds, totaling 214 compared to Relikh's 115.

Rances Barthelemy went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at super lightweight.

Kiryl Relikh was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Barthelemy vs Relikh 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 Kiryl Relikh on May 20, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Mickey Bey on June 3, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Denis Shafikov on December 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

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

He had won against Angino Perez on March 26, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah.

Kiryl Relikh had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rances Barthelemy on May 20, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ricky Burns on October 7, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Joaquim Carneiro on May 13, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Bolton.

Before that, he had beaten Christian Ariel Lopez on October 2, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Gymnase du Lycee Technique de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had won against Lazaro Santos de Jesus on May 9, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Gymnasium of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Vratsa, Bulgaria.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kiryl Relikh had been fighting more than Rances Barthelemy.

Going into this contest, Rances Barthelemy had last fought 9 months and 18 days ago, while Kiryl Relikh's last outing had been 9 months and 18 days ago.

Barthelemy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Relikh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Barthelemy vs Relikh start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Alamodome, Texas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Barthelemy vs Relikh?

Barthelemy vs Relikh was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Barthelemy vs Relikh?

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