Lomachenko vs Campbell

Who won Lomachenko vs Campbell?

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

The scorecards were announced 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, and The Ring belts on the line.

Lomachenko was defending his his IBF World Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against George Kambosos in May 2024. He had held this belt for 11 months and 12 days.

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 way of knockout.

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

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

Vasyl Lomachenko was the same age as Luke Campbell, at 32 years old.

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

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

Lomachenko's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Campbell's, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 months later than Campbell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared 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 April 12, 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.

Prior to that, he had won against Jose Pedraza on December 8, 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 beaten Jorge Linares on May 12, 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 December 9, 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 August 5, 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 March 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Yvan Mendy on September 22, 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 September 23, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

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

He had won against Jairo Lopez on February 25, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The Sky Box Office HD broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Campbell?

Vasyl Lomachenko was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Luke Campbell made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.