Lomachenko vs Campbell

Who won Lomachenko vs Campbell?

Vasyl Lomachenko beat Luke Campbell by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 31st August 2019 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Vasyl Lomachenko.

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).

This contest was for the undisputed lightweight championship of the world, with the WBA, WBC, WBO & The Ring belts on the line.

Also, on the undercard Joe Cordina was victorious over Gavin Gwynne for the BBBOC British Lightweight championship, Hughie Fury lost to Alexander Povetkin, Charlie Edwards defeated Julio Cesar Martinez for the WBC World Flyweight title and Joshua Buatsi was victorious over Ryan Ford.

Lomachenko vs Campbell stats

Back in August 2019, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Luke Campbell made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Campbell had a slight advantage in power over Lomachenko, with a 80% knock out percentage over Lomachenko's 77%.

Vasyl Lomachenko was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Campbell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lomachenko. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Vasyl Lomachenko & Luke Campbell fought out of a southpaw stance.

Lomachenko's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Campbell's, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 months later than Campbell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 188 to Campbell's 149.

Luke Campbell was ranked number 9 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC and 11 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Lomachenko vs Campbell form

Lomachenko 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 Anthony Crolla on 12th April 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jose Pedraza on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jorge Linares on 12th May 2018 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Guillermo Rigondeaux on 9th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Miguel Marriaga on 5th August 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Nokia Theater, Los Angeles.

Campbell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Adrian Young on 15th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Yvan Mendy on 22nd September 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jorge Linares on 23rd September 2017 by split decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Before that, he had beat Darleys Perez on 29th April 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Jairo Lopez on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ice Arena, Hull.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vasyl Lomachenko had been fighting more than Luke Campbell.

Going to this contest, Vasyl Lomachenko had last fought 4 months and 19 days ago, while Luke Campbell's last outing had been 5 months and 16 days ago.

Lomachenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Campbell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Lomachenko vs Campbell start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Lomachenko vs Campbell?

The ESPN+ show is expected to begin at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The Sky Box Office HD broadcast of the card is expected to start at 6:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Campbell?

Vasyl Lomachenko was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Luke Campbell made his way into the ring at 33/4 (+830) with oddsmakers.