Lipinets vs Kondo

Who won Lipinets vs Kondo?

Sergey Lipinets beat Akihiro Kondo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 4th November 2017 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Sergey Lipinets.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

This contest was for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

Lipinets vs Kondo stats

Back in November 2017, Sergey Lipinets stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Akihiro Kondo made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw.

Sergey Lipinets was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Kondo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lipinets.

Both Sergey Lipinets & Akihiro Kondo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lipinets was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 year and 11 months later than Kondo, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 75 less professional rounds, 159 to Kondo's 234.

Sergey Lipinets went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Akihiro Kondo was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Lipinets vs Kondo form

Lipinets had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Leonardo Zappavigna on 10th December 2016 by knockout in the 8th round at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Walter Castillo on 15th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Horseshoe Casino, Tunica.

Going into that contest, he had beat Levan Ghvamichava on 15th March 2016 by knockout in the 5th round at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice.

Before that, he had defeated Haskell Rhodes on 30th October 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue at UCF, Orlando.

He had won against Kendal Mena on 8th July 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York.

Activity check

Lipinets' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Lipinets vs Kondo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lipinets vs Kondo?

Lipinets vs Kondo was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Lipinets vs Kondo?

Sergey Lipinets was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Akihiro Kondo made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.