Lejarraga vs Nurse

Who won Lejarraga vs Nurse?

Kerman Lejarraga beat Tyrone Nurse by points in the 10th round on Saturday 8th August 2020 at Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus in Andalucía.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Kerman Lejarraga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Lejarraga vs Nurse stats

Back in August 2020, Kerman Lejarraga stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero loses and 24 draws.

Tyrone Nurse made his way to the ring with a record of 6 wins, 2 loses and 7 draws.

Kerman Lejarraga was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Nurse had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lejarraga.

Both Kerman Lejarraga & Tyrone Nurse fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lejarraga was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 year and 1 month later than Nurse, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 132 less professional rounds, 180 to Nurse's 312.

Lejarraga vs Nurse form

Kerman Lejarraga had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anderson Clayton on 30th November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña, Spain.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to David Avanesyan on 30th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

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

He had beat Johnny Navarrete on 4th August 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Palacio de Congresos, Andalucía.

Nurse had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jack Catterall on 21st October 2017 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Joe Hughes on 22nd April 2017 by unanimous decision in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Leicester Arena, Leicester.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tommy Coyle on 30th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had won against Tommy Coyle on 30th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had defeated Willie Limond on 28th May 2016 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kerman Lejarraga had last fought 8 months and 9 days ago, while Tyrone Nurse's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 18 days ago.

Lejarraga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Nurse's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time did Lejarraga vs Nurse start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus, Andalucía, 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 Lejarraga vs Nurse?

Kerman Lejarraga was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Tyrone Nurse made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.