Who won Lemos vs Selby?
Gustavo Daniel Lemos beat Lee Selby by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 26th March 2022 at Estadio Luna Park in 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 Daniel Lemos stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Lee Selby made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Lemos had a massive power advantage over Selby, boosting at 63% knock out percentage over Selby's 32%.
Gustavo Daniel Lemos was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.
Selby had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lemos.
Both Gustavo Daniel Lemos & Lee Selby fought out of an orthodox stance.
Lemos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 year and 9 months later than Selby, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 118 less professional rounds, 142 to Selby's 260.
Gustavo Daniel 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 31st October 2020 by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Ricky Burns on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat Omar Douglas on 23rd February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had been beaten by Josh Warrington on 19th May 2018 by split decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.
He had won against Eduardo Ramirez on 9th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.
Activity check
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 Daniel Lemos was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Lee Selby made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.
