Gongora vs Richards

Who won Gongora vs Richards?

Lerrone Richards beat Carlos Gongora by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 18th, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 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 Joseph Parker beating Derek Chisora. Also on the undercard Jack Cullen lost to Kevin Lele Sadjo, Zelfa Barrett defeated Bruno Tarimo, Jordan Thompson was victorious over Piotr Budziszewski, and Alen Babic beat David Spilmont.

Gongora vs Richards stats

Back in December 2021, Carlos Gongora stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lerrone Richards made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 3 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Gongora had a massive power advantage over Richards, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Richards' 20%.

Carlos Gongora was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Gongora had a height advantage of 2 inches over Richards. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Carlos Gongora and Lerrone Richards fought out of a southpaw stance.

Gongora was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 7 months later than Richards, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 121 compared to Richards' 125.

Carlos Gongora went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Lerrone Richards was ranked number 11 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Gongora vs Richards form

Lerrone Richards had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Giovanni De Carolis on May 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Timo Laine on December 4, 2020, by points in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lennox Clarke on November 30, 2019, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Before that, he had defeated Tommy Langford on April 27, 2019, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had won against Chris Dutton on March 31, 2018, by points in the 6th round at BT Convention Centre, Merseyside.

Activity check

Gongora's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Richards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Gongora vs Richards start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Gongora vs Richards?

Gongora vs Richards was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Gongora vs Richards?

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