Campbell vs Sykes

Who won Campbell vs Sykes?

Luke Campbell beat Gary Sykes by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 26th March 2016 at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield.

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 Sykes stats

Back in March 2016, Luke Campbell stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gary Sykes made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Campbell had a massive power advantage over Sykes, boosting at 83% knock out percentage over Sykes' 21%.

Luke Campbell was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Campbell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sykes.

Luke Campbell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gary Sykes was an orthodox fighter.

Campbell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 year and 4 months later than Sykes, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 58 less professional rounds, 149 to Sykes' 207.

Activity check

Campbell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Campbell vs Sykes?

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