Matthysse vs Taylor

Who won Matthysse vs Taylor?

Lucas Martin Matthysse beat Emmanuel Taylor by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, May 6th, 2017, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Matthysse vs Taylor stats

Back in May 2017, Lucas Martin Matthysse stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 4 losses, and 0  draws, 34 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Emmanuel Taylor made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Matthysse had a large advantage in power over Taylor, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Taylor's 70%.

Lucas Martin Matthysse was the older man by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Matthysse had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Lucas Martin Matthysse and Emmanuel Taylor fought out of an orthodox stance.

Matthysse was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Taylor, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 67 more professional rounds, totaling 196 compared to Taylor's 129.

Matthysse vs Taylor form

Matthysse had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Viktor Postol on October 3, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

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

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

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

He had been beaten by Danny Garcia on September 14, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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Matthysse's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Matthysse vs Taylor start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Matthysse vs Taylor?

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

What were the odds on Matthysse vs Taylor?

Lucas Martin Matthysse was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Emmanuel Taylor made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.