Hitchins vs Lemos

Who won Hitchins vs Lemos?

Richardson Hitchins beat Gustavo Lemos by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 6th, 2024, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Richardson Hitchins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Diego Pacheco beat Shawn McCalman, Galal Yafai defeated Agustin Mauro Gauto, Skye Nicolson was victorious over Sarah Mahfoud, Marc Castro beat Abraham Montoya, Steven Navarro defeated Jose Lopez, and Harley Mederos was victorious over Pedro Vicente Scharbaai.

Hitchins vs Lemos stats

Back in April 2024, Richardson Hitchins stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gustavo Lemos made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 29 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Lemos had a large advantage in power over Hitchins, boasting a 66% knockout percentage compared to Hitchins' 41%.

Richardson Hitchins was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Hitchins had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lemos. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Richardson Hitchins and Gustavo Lemos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hitchins was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 months later than Lemos, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 130 compared to Lemos' 144.

Richardson Hitchins went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Gustavo Lemos was ranked number 7 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Hitchins vs Lemos form

Hitchins remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jose Zepeda on September 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated John Bauza on February 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yomar Alamo on November 12, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland.

Before that, he had won against Angel Sarinana Rodriguez on May 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had beaten Malik Hawkins on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

Hitchins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Lemos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Hitchins vs Lemos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hitchins vs Lemos?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Hitchins vs Lemos?

Richardson Hitchins was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Gustavo Lemos made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.