Love vs Spark

Who won Love vs Spark?

Steve Spark beat Montana Love by on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Steve Spark.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

Also, on the undercard Christian Tapia was defeated by Thomas Mattice, Richardson Hitchins beat Yomar Alamo and Raymond Ford defeated Sakaria Lukas.

Love vs Spark stats

Montana Love stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero loses and 1 draw.

Steve Spark made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Montana Love was the older man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Spark had a height advantage of 2 inches over Love. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Montana Love fought out of the southpaw stance, while Steve Spark was an orthodox fighter.

Love was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 month later than Spark, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 99 to Spark's 76.

Montana Love went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC and 6 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Love vs Spark form

Love 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 beat Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Carlos Diaz Ramirez on 4th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ivan Baranchyk on 29th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Ohio.

Before that, he had beat Olaide Fijabi on 5th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hilton Al Habtoor City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had defeated Cameron Krael on 3rd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Buckhead Fight Club, Georgia, United States.

Activity check

Love's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Spark's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What time did Love vs Spark start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Love vs Spark?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:30 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Love vs Spark?

Montana Love was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Steve Spark made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.