Patera vs Petit

Who won Patera vs Petit?

Francesco Patera beat Marvin Petit by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 16th, 2019, at Hall Omnisport de La Préalle, Liege.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Francesco Patera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Patera vs Petit stats

Back in February 2019, Francesco Patera stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marvin Petit made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Petit had an advantage in power over Patera, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Patera's 35%.

Francesco Patera was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Both Francesco Patera and Marvin Petit fought out of an orthodox stance.

Patera was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 9 months later than Petit, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 68 more professional rounds, totaling 223 compared to Petit's 155.

Francesco Patera went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at lightweight.

Activity check

Patera's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Patera vs Petit start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Hall Omnisport de La Préalle, Liege, Belgium, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Patera vs Petit?

Francesco Patera was a 1/2 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Marvin Petit made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.