Lomachenko vs Russell Jr

Who won Lomachenko vs Russell Jr?

Vasyl Lomachenko beat Gary Russell Jr by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 21st June 2014 at StubHub Center in Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 114-114, 116-112 in favor of winner Vasyl Lomachenko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This contest was for the WBO featherweight championship of the world.

Lomachenko vs Russell Jr stats

Back in June 2014, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 1 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gary Russell Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Lomachenko had a massive power advantage over Russell Jr, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Russell Jr's 58%.

Vasyl Lomachenko was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Lomachenko had a height advantage of 1 inch over Russell Jr. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Vasyl Lomachenko & Gary Russell Jr fought out of a southpaw stance.

Lomachenko was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 22 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 year and 8 months later than Russell Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 188 to Russell Jr's 172.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gary Russell Jr had been fighting more than Vasyl Lomachenko.

Going to this contest, Vasyl Lomachenko had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Gary Russell Jr's last outing had been 4 months and 22 days ago.

What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Russell Jr?

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