Lemieux vs Bursak

Who won Lemieux vs Bursak?

David Lemieux beat Max Bursak by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 7th, 2019, at Bell Centre, Montreal.

The scorecards were announced as 94-93, 94-93, 94-93 in favor of winner David Lemieux.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Makhmudov vs Peter.

Lemieux vs Bursak stats

Back in December 2019, David Lemieux stepped into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 34 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Max Bursak made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lemieux had a massive power advantage over Bursak, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Bursak's 46%.

David Lemieux was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Bursak had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lemieux. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both David Lemieux and Max Bursak fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lemieux was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 9 months later than Bursak, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 105 fewer professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Bursak's 305.

David Lemieux went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Lemieux vs Bursak form

Lemieux 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 Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan on September 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Karim Achour on May 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Billy Joe Saunders on December 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Before that, he had beaten Marcos Reyes on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Curtis Stevens on March 11, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Activity check

Lemieux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Lemieux vs Bursak start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lemieux vs Bursak?

David Lemieux was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Max Bursak made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.