Lemieux vs Achour

Who won Lemieux vs Achour?

David Lemieux beat Karim Achour by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 26th, 2018, at Centre Videotron, Quebec.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner David Lemieux.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Clayton vs Danyo.

Lemieux vs Achour stats

Back in May 2018, David Lemieux stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 33 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Karim Achour made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lemieux had a massive power advantage over Achour, boasting a 87% knockout percentage compared to Achour's 15%.

David Lemieux was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Both David Lemieux and Karim Achour fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lemieux was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Achour, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 74 fewer professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Achour's 274.

David Lemieux went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at middleweight.

Lemieux vs Achour form

Lemieux had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Billy Joe Saunders on December 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Prior to that, he had defeated Marcos Reyes on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Curtis Stevens on March 11, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Before that, he had won against Cristian Fabian Rios on October 22, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

He had beaten Glen Tapia on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Lemieux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lemieux vs Achour start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Centre Videotron, Quebec, Canada, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lemieux vs Achour?

David Lemieux was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Karim Achour made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.