Campbell vs Mathews

Who won Campbell vs Mathews?

Luke Campbell beat Derry Mathews by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 15th October 2016 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Campbell vs Mathews stats

Back in October 2016, Luke Campbell stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Derry Mathews made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 10 loses and 2 draws, with 20 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Campbell had a large advantage in power over Mathews, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Mathews' 53%.

Luke Campbell was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Campbell had 3-inch reach advantage.

Luke Campbell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Derry Mathews was an orthodox fighter.

Campbell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 35 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 10 year and 5 months later than Mathews, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 146 less professional rounds, 149 to Mathews' 295.

Campbell vs Mathews form

Campbell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Argenis Mendez on 30th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Gary Sykes on 26th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Yvan Mendy on 12th December 2015 by split decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beat Tommy Coyle on 1st August 2015 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

He had won against Tommy Coyle on 1st August 2015 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Craven Park Stadium, Yorkshire.

Mathews had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Terry Flanagan on 12th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Tony Luis on 18th April 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gyorgy Mizsei Jr on 6th March 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had won against Adam Dingsdale on 25th October 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had defeated Martin Gethin on 10th May 2014 by split decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Olympia, Liverpool.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luke Campbell had been fighting more than Derry Mathews.

Going to this contest, Luke Campbell had last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Derry Mathews' last outing had been 7 months and 3 days ago.

Campbell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Mathews' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Campbell vs Mathews start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Campbell vs Mathews?

Campbell vs Mathews was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Campbell vs Mathews?

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