Lejarraga vs Flatley

Who won Lejarraga vs Flatley?

Kerman Lejarraga beat Jack Flatley by knockout in the 9th round on Friday 3rd December 2021 at Bilbao Arena in País Vasco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Lejarraga vs Flatley stats

Back in December 2021, Kerman Lejarraga stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jack Flatley made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 4 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Lejarraga had a massive power advantage over Flatley, boosting at 76% knock out percentage over Flatley's 24%.

Kerman Lejarraga was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Flatley had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lejarraga.

Both Kerman Lejarraga & Jack Flatley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lejarraga was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Flatley, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 180 to Flatley's 140.

Kerman Lejarraga went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA and 12 by the WBC at super welterweight.

Lejarraga vs Flatley form

Lejarraga had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dylan Charrat on 11th September 2021 by technical decision in their 10 round contest at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña, Spain.

Previous to that, he had won against Jez Smith on 23rd April 2021 by knockout in the 7th round at Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña.

Going into that contest, he had beat Tyrone Nurse on 8th August 2020 by points in the 10th round at Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus, Andalucía.

Before that, he had defeated Anderson Clayton on 30th November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña.

He had been beaten by David Avanesyan on 28th September 2019 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

Activity check

Lejarraga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lejarraga vs Flatley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 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 GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lejarraga vs Flatley?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 1:30 PM EST / 10:30 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 6:30 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Lejarraga vs Flatley?

Kerman Lejarraga was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Jack Flatley made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.