Campbell vs Mendez

Who won Campbell vs Mendez?

Luke Campbell beat Argenis Mendez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 30th, 2016, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 117-110, 115-112 in favor of winner Luke Campbell.

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 Mendez stats

Back in July 2016, Luke Campbell stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Argenis Mendez made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Campbell had a massive power advantage over Mendez, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Mendez's 52%.

Luke Campbell was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Campbell had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Luke Campbell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Argenis Mendez was an orthodox fighter.

Campbell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 6 months later than Mendez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 102 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Mendez's 251.

Campbell vs Mendez form

Luke Campbell had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Gary Sykes on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tommy Coyle on August 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

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

He had beaten Aboubeker Bechelaghem on May 9, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

Activity check

Campbell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Mendez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

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