Lejarraga vs Skeete

Who won Lejarraga vs Skeete?

Kerman Lejarraga beat Bradley Skeete by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, April 28th, 2018, 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).

Lejarraga vs Skeete stats

Back in April 2018, Kerman Lejarraga stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bradley Skeete made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lejarraga had a massive power advantage over Skeete, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Skeete's 44%.

Kerman Lejarraga was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Skeete had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lejarraga.

Both Kerman Lejarraga and Bradley Skeete fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lejarraga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 6 months later than Skeete, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 180 compared to Skeete's 207.

Kerman Lejarraga went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBC at welterweight.

Bradley Skeete was ranked number 11 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Lejarraga vs Skeete form

Skeete had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dale Evans on July 8, 2017, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Shayne Singleton on June 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood.

Going into that contest, he had beaten John Thain on November 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood.

Before that, he had defeated Alexandre Lepelley on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

He had won against Sam Eggington on March 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

Lejarraga's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Skeete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Lejarraga vs Skeete 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 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lejarraga vs Skeete?

Lejarraga vs Skeete was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Lejarraga vs Skeete?

Kerman Lejarraga was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Bradley Skeete made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.