Who won Lomachenko vs Walters?
Vasyl Lomachenko beat Nicholas Walters by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 26th November 2016 at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 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
Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Nicholas Walters made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 1 draw, with 21 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Walters had advantage in power over Lomachenko, with a 81% knock out percentage over Lomachenko's 67%.
Vasyl Lomachenko was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 year and 2 months later than Walters, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 176 to Walters' 144.
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 Luke Campbell on 31st August 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated 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.
Going into that contest, he had beat 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.
Before that, he had won against 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.
He had beat 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.
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 19th December 2015 by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Miguel Marriaga on 13th June 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 18th October 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 31st May 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 beat Alberto Garza on 9th November 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 to this contest, Vasyl Lomachenko had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 25 days ago, while Nicholas Walters' last outing had been 7 years, 3 months and 9 days ago.
Lomachenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
Walters' last 5 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 16 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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