Who won Hitchins vs Lemos?
Richardson Hitchins beat Gustavo Daniel Lemos by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 6th April 2024 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas in 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
Richardson Hitchins stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Gustavo Daniel Lemos made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 29 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Lemos had a large advantage in power over Hitchins, boosting at 66% knock out percentage over Hitchins' 41%.
Richardson Hitchins was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.
Hitchins had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lemos.
Both Richardson Hitchins & Gustavo Daniel Lemos fought out of an orthodox stance.
Hitchins was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 months later than Lemos, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 118 to Lemos' 142.
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 Daniel 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 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated John Bauza on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Going into that contest, he had beat Yomar Alamo on 12th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland.
Before that, he had won against Angel Sarinana Rodriguez on 23rd May 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.
He had beat Malik Hawkins on 18th December 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.
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 is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).
What were the odds on Hitchins vs Lemos?
Richardson Hitchins was a 7/50 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Gustavo Daniel Lemos made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.
Lemos won that fight.