Postol vs Matthysse

Who won Postol vs Matthysse?

Viktor Postol beat Lucas Martin Matthysse by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, October 3rd, 2015, at StubHub Center, Carson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

Postol vs Matthysse stats

Back in October 2015, Viktor Postol stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lucas Martin Matthysse made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 34 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Matthysse had a massive power advantage over Postol, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Postol's 41%.

Viktor Postol was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Postol had a height advantage of 4 inches over Matthysse. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Viktor Postol and Lucas Martin Matthysse fought out of an orthodox stance.

Postol was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 5 months later than Matthysse, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 97 more professional rounds, totaling 293 compared to Matthysse's 196.

Postol vs Matthysse 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 won against Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

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

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

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Lamont Peterson on May 18, 2013, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Postol's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.7 rounds on average.

Matthysse's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

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