Avanesyan vs Peterson

Who won Avanesyan vs Peterson?

Lamont Peterson beat David Avanesyan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 18th, 2017, at Cintas Center, Cincinnati.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Lamont Peterson.

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).

This contest was for the vacant WBA welterweight championship of the world.

Avanesyan vs Peterson stats

Back in February 2017, David Avanesyan stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lamont Peterson made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Avanesyan and Peterson have similar power, both with a 50% knockout percentage.

David Avanesyan was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Peterson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Avanesyan. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both David Avanesyan and Lamont Peterson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Avanesyan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 8 months later than Peterson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 219 more professional rounds, totaling 219 compared to Peterson's 0.

Lamont Peterson was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Avanesyan vs Peterson form

Avanesyan 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 Shane Mosley on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dean Byrne on June 27, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Laszlo Fazekas on December 7, 2014, by points in the 10th round at Titanic Hotel, Liverpool.

He had won against Ramon de la Cruz Sena on September 26, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Basket Hall, Krasnodar, Russia.

Peterson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Felix Diaz on October 17, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Danny Garcia on April 11, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Edgar Santana on August 9, 2014, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Dierry Jean on January 25, 2014, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

He had lost to Lucas Martin Matthysse on May 18, 2013, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, David Avanesyan had last fought 8 months and 21 days ago, while Lamont Peterson's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 1 day ago.

Avanesyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Peterson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Avanesyan vs Peterson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Cintas Center, Cincinnati, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Avanesyan vs Peterson?

David Avanesyan was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Lamont Peterson made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.