Matthysse vs Kiram

Who won Matthysse vs Kiram?

Lucas Martin Matthysse beat Tewa Kiram by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, January 27th, 2018, at Forum, Inglewood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA welterweight championship of the world.

Matthysse vs Kiram stats

Back in January 2018, Lucas Martin Matthysse stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Tewa Kiram made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 38 wins and 0 draws.

Lucas Martin Matthysse was the older man by 10 years, at 36 years old.

Both Lucas Martin Matthysse and Tewa Kiram fought out of an orthodox stance.

Matthysse was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Kiram, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 135 fewer professional rounds, totaling 196 compared to Kiram's 331.

Lucas Martin Matthysse went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at welterweight.

Tewa Kiram was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Matthysse vs Kiram form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Emmanuel Taylor on May 6, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Viktor Postol on October 3, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Before that, he had won against Roberto Ortiz on September 6, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

He had beaten John Molina Jr on April 26, 2014, by knockout in the 11th round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

Matthysse's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Matthysse vs Kiram start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Matthysse vs Kiram?

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

What were the odds on Matthysse vs Kiram?

Lucas Martin Matthysse was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Tewa Kiram made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.