Richards vs Carolis

Who won Richards vs Carolis?

Lerrone Richards beat Giovanni De Carolis by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 15th, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 120-108 in favor of winner Lerrone Richards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joshua Buatsi beating Daniel Blenda Dos Santos. Also on the undercard Gamal Yafai lost to Jason Cunningham, Dalton Smith defeated Lee Appleyard, and Tommy McCarthy was victorious over Alexandru Jur.

Richards vs Carolis stats

Back in May 2021, Lerrone Richards stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Giovanni De Carolis made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested De Carolis had a large advantage in power over Richards, boasting a 46% knockout percentage compared to Richards' 21%.

Lerrone Richards was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

De Carolis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Richards.

Lerrone Richards fought out of the southpaw stance, while Giovanni De Carolis was an orthodox fighter.

Richards was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 10 months later than De Carolis, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 206 fewer professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to De Carolis' 331.

Lerrone Richards went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Richards vs Carolis form

De Carolis had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tyron Zeuge on November 5, 2016, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Tyron Zeuge on July 16, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vincent Feigenbutz on January 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Baden-Arena, Offenburg.

Before that, he had been beaten by Vincent Feigenbutz on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at DM-Arena, Karlsruhe.

He had won against Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye on May 2, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palazzetto dello Sport Flaminio, Roma, Italy.

Activity check

Richards' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

De Carolis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 59 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.

What time did Richards vs Carolis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Richards vs Carolis?

Richards vs Carolis was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Richards vs Carolis?

Lerrone Richards was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Giovanni De Carolis made his way into the ring at 182/25 (+730) with oddsmakers.