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, June 21st, 2014, at StubHub Center, 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 way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Lomachenko had a massive power advantage over Russell Jr, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Russell Jr's 58%.

Vasyl Lomachenko was the same age as Gary Russell Jr, at 26 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 and Gary Russell Jr fought out of a southpaw stance.

Lomachenko was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 8 months later than Russell Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared 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 into 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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