Bika vs Thompson

Who won Bika vs Thompson?

Lionell Thompson beat Sakio Bika by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, April 13th, 2019, at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Sergiy Derevyanchenko beating Jack Culcay for the IBF World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Peter Quillin beat Caleb Truax.

Bika vs Thompson stats

Back in April 2019, Lionell Thompson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sakio Bika made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Thompson had a slight advantage in power over Bika, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Bika's 50%.

Lionell Thompson was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Bika had a height advantage of 1 inch over Thompson. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Lionell Thompson and Sakio Bika fought out of an orthodox stance.

Thompson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years and 2 months later than Bika, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 89 more professional rounds, totaling 145 compared to Bika's 56.

Activity check

Bika's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Bika vs Thompson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Bika vs Thompson?

Bika vs Thompson was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Bika vs Thompson?

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