Peterson vs Lipinets

Who won Peterson vs Lipinets?

Sergey Lipinets beat Lamont Peterson by technical knockout in the 10th round on Sunday 24th March 2019 at MGM National Harbor in Maryland.

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).

Peterson vs Lipinets stats

Back in March 2019, Lamont Peterson stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sergey Lipinets made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Lipinets had a large advantage in power over Peterson, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Peterson's 49%.

Lamont Peterson was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Peterson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lipinets. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Lamont Peterson & Sergey Lipinets fought out of an orthodox stance.

Peterson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 9 years and 7 months earlier than Lipinets, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 159 less professional rounds, 0 to Lipinets' 159.

Peterson vs Lipinets form

Peterson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Errol Spence Jr on 20th January 2018 by in the 7th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat David Avanesyan on 18th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Cintas Center, Cincinnati.

Going into that contest, he had won against Felix Diaz on 17th October 2015 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at EagleBank Arena, Fairfax.

Before that, he had been beaten by Danny Garcia on 11th April 2015 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beat Edgar Santana on 9th August 2014 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Lipinets had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Erick Bone on 4th August 2018 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Mikey Garcia on 10th March 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Akihiro Kondo on 4th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Leonardo Zappavigna on 10th December 2016 by knockout in the 8th round at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles.

He had defeated Walter Castillo on 15th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Horseshoe Casino, Tunica.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergey Lipinets had been fighting more than Lamont Peterson.

Going to this contest, Lamont Peterson had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 4 days ago, while Sergey Lipinets' last outing had been 7 months and 20 days ago.

Peterson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Lipinets' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Peterson vs Lipinets start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Peterson vs Lipinets?

Peterson vs Lipinets was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Peterson vs Lipinets?

Lamont Peterson was a 17/20 (-120) underdog going into the contest, while Sergey Lipinets made his way into the ring at 17/20 (-120) with oddsmakers.