Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II

Who won Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II?

David Avanesyan beat Kerman Lejarraga by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 28th September 2019 at Bilbao Arena in 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).

Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II stats

Back in September 2019, David Avanesyan stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kerman Lejarraga made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Lejarraga had a massive power advantage over Avanesyan, boosting at 82% knock out percentage over Avanesyan's 50%.

David Avanesyan was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Lejarraga had a height advantage of 1 inch over Avanesyan.

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

Avanesyan was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Lejarraga, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 214 to Lejarraga's 180.

David Avanesyan went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO and 6 by the IBF at welterweight.

Kerman Lejarraga was ranked number 11 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II form

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

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Egidijus Kavaliauskas on 16th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Lamont Peterson on 18th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Cintas Center, Cincinnati.

Before that, he had beat Shane Mosley on 28th May 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

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

Lejarraga had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to David Avanesyan on 30th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain.

Previous to that, he had beat Frankie Gavin on 17th November 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at BEC Bizkaia Arena, País Vasco.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Johnny Navarrete on 4th August 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Palacio de Congresos, Andalucía.

Before that, he had won against Bradley Skeete on 28th April 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

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

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, David Avanesyan had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Kerman Lejarraga's last outing had been 5 months and 29 days ago.

Avanesyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Lejarraga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Avanesyan vs Lejarraga II?

David Avanesyan was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Kerman Lejarraga made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.