Barthelemy vs Relikh

Who won Barthelemy vs Relikh?

Rances Barthelemy beat Kiryl Relikh by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 20th, 2017, at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 115-111, 117-109 in favor of winner Rances Barthelemy.

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).

Barthelemy vs Relikh stats

Back in May 2017, Rances Barthelemy stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kiryl Relikh made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Relikh had a massive power advantage over Barthelemy, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Barthelemy's 52%.

Rances Barthelemy was the older man by 4 years, at 31 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 2 by the WBA, and 10 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Kiryl Relikh was ranked number 1 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 beaten Mickey Bey on June 3, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

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

Before that, he had beaten Angino Perez on March 26, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah.

He had defeated Fernando David Saucedo on October 4, 2014, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

Kiryl Relikh had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ricky Burns on October 7, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Joaquim Carneiro on May 13, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Bolton.

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

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

He had won against Santos Medrano on December 11, 2014, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel (formerly Park Hotel) , Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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 11 months and 17 days ago, while Kiryl Relikh's last outing had been 7 months and 13 days ago.

Barthelemy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 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, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Barthelemy vs Relikh start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Barthelemy vs Relikh?

Rances Barthelemy was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Kiryl Relikh made his way into the ring at 297/50 (+590) with oddsmakers.