Burns vs Lepelley

Who won Burns vs Lepelley?

Ricky Burns beat Alexandre Lepelley by points in the 8th round on Saturday 4th October 2014 at First Direct Arena in Leeds.

The scorecards were announced as 79-71, 70-62, 70-62 in favor of winner Ricky Burns.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

Burns vs Lepelley stats

Back in October 2014, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 loses and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alexandre Lepelley made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Burns had advantage in power over Lepelley, with a 31% knock out percentage over Lepelley's 18%.

Ricky Burns was the same age as Alexandre Lepelley, at 32 years old.

Both Ricky Burns & Alexandre Lepelley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 6 years earlier than Lepelley, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 259 more professional rounds, 414 to Lepelley's 155.

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Burns' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Burns vs Lepelley?

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