Matthysse vs Kiram

Who won Matthysse vs Kiram?

Lucas Martin Matthysse beat Tewa Kiram by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 27th January 2018 at Forum in 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 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 loses 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 9 years, at 35 years old.

Both Lucas Martin Matthysse & 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 less professional rounds, 196 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 beat Emmanuel Taylor on 6th May 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Viktor Postol on 3rd October 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 beat Ruslan Provodnikov on 18th April 2015 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

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

He had beat John Molina Jr on 26th April 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 11/100 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Tewa Kiram made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.