Lejarraga vs Avanesyan

Who won Lejarraga vs Avanesyan?

David Avanesyan beat Kerman Lejarraga by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, March 30th, 2019, at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Lejarraga vs Avanesyan stats

Back in March 2019, Kerman Lejarraga stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Avanesyan made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lejarraga had a massive power advantage over Avanesyan, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Avanesyan's 48%.

Kerman Lejarraga was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Lejarraga had a height advantage of 1 inch over Avanesyan.

Both Kerman Lejarraga and David Avanesyan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lejarraga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 11 months later than Avanesyan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 39 fewer professional rounds, totaling 180 compared to Avanesyan's 219.

Kerman Lejarraga went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at welterweight.

Lejarraga vs Avanesyan form

Lejarraga had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Frankie Gavin on November 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at BEC Bizkaia Arena, País Vasco, Spain.

Prior to that, he had won against Johnny Navarrete on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Palacio de Congresos, Andalucía.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bradley Skeete on April 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

Before that, he had defeated Jose Del Rio on November 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

He had won against Azael Cosio on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pabellón Municipal, Cantabria.

Avanesyan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Egidijus Kavaliauskas on February 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Lamont Peterson on February 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Cintas Center, Cincinnati.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Shane Mosley on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had beaten Charlie Navarro on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had won against Dean Byrne on June 27, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kerman Lejarraga had been fighting more than David Avanesyan.

Going into this contest, Kerman Lejarraga had last fought 4 months and 13 days ago, while David Avanesyan's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 14 days ago.

Lejarraga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Avanesyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Lejarraga vs Avanesyan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lejarraga vs Avanesyan?

Kerman Lejarraga was a 4/25 (-630) favorite going into the contest, while David Avanesyan made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.