Campbell vs Mendy II

Who won Campbell vs Mendy II?

Luke Campbell beat Yvan Mendy by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 22nd, 2018, at Wembley Stadium, London.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-111, 116-112 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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Alexander Povetkin for the IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Matty Askin lost to Lawrence Okolie for the BBBOC British Cruiserweight belt, and Sergey Kuzmin defeated David Price.

Campbell vs Mendy II stats

Back in September 2018, Luke Campbell stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Yvan Mendy made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Campbell had a massive power advantage over Mendy, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Mendy's 48%.

Luke Campbell was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Campbell had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Luke Campbell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Yvan Mendy was an orthodox fighter.

Campbell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 years and 3 months later than Mendy, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 255 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Mendy's 404.

Luke Campbell went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC at lightweight.

Yvan Mendy was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Campbell vs Mendy II form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jorge Linares on September 23, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Darleys Perez on April 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jairo Lopez on February 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ice Arena, Hull.

Before that, he had won against Derry Mathews on October 15, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had beaten Argenis Mendez on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Campbell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Campbell vs Mendy II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:45 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:45 PM EST or 12:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Campbell vs Mendy II?

Campbell vs Mendy II was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Campbell vs Mendy II?

Luke Campbell was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Yvan Mendy made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.