Lemos vs Selby

Who won Lemos vs Selby?

Gustavo Lemos beat Lee Selby by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, March 26th, 2022, at Estadio Luna Park, Distrito Federal.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Lemos vs Selby stats

Back in March 2022, Gustavo Lemos stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lee Selby made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lemos had a massive power advantage over Selby, boasting a 63% knockout percentage compared to Selby's 32%.

Gustavo Lemos was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Selby had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lemos. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Gustavo Lemos and Lee Selby fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lemos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 9 months later than Selby, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 116 fewer professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Selby's 260.

Gustavo Lemos went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at lightweight.

Lee Selby was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Lemos vs Selby form

Lee Selby had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to George Kambosos on October 31, 2020, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ricky Burns on October 26, 2019, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Omar Douglas on February 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Josh Warrington on May 19, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.

He had won against Eduardo Ramirez on December 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Lemos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

Selby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Lemos vs Selby start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:30 AM UTC at Estadio Luna Park, Distrito Federal, Argentina, which was 10:30 PM EST or 7:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lemos vs Selby?

Lemos vs Selby was broadcast on Premier Sports in the UK.

What were the odds on Lemos vs Selby?

Gustavo Lemos was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Lee Selby made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.