Lomachenko vs Walters

Who won Lomachenko vs Walters?

Vasyl Lomachenko beat Nicholas Walters by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, November 26th, 2016, at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Vasyl Lomachenko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

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

Lomachenko vs Walters stats

Back in November 2016, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nicholas Walters made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 1 draw, with 21 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Walters had an advantage in power over Lomachenko, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Lomachenko's 67%.

Vasyl Lomachenko was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Walters had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lomachenko. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Vasyl Lomachenko fought out of the southpaw stance, while Nicholas Walters was an orthodox fighter.

Lomachenko was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 2 months later than Walters, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Walters' 167.

Lomachenko vs Walters form

Lomachenko had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Roman Martinez on June 11, 2016, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Romulo Koasicha on November 7, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gamalier Rodriguez on May 2, 2015, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo on November 23, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

He had beaten Gary Russell Jr on June 21, 2014, by majority decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Jason Sosa on December 19, 2015, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Miguel Marriaga on June 13, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nonito Donaire on October 18, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had defeated Vic Darchinyan on May 31, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

He had beaten Alberto Garza on November 9, 2013, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Vasyl Lomachenko had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Nicholas Walters' last outing had been 11 months and 7 days ago.

Lomachenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Walters' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Lomachenko vs Walters start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lomachenko vs Walters?

Lomachenko vs Walters was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Walters?

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