Postol vs Matthysse

Who won Postol vs Matthysse?

Viktor Postol beat Lucas Martin Matthysse by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday 3rd October 2015 at StubHub Center in 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 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 loses and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Matthysse had a massive power advantage over Postol, boosting at 92% knock out percentage over Postol's 41%.

Viktor Postol was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

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

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

Postol was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 less fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 year and 5 months later than Matthysse, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 97 more professional rounds, 293 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 18th April 2015 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

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

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

Before that, he had been beaten by Danny Garcia on 14th September 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 18th May 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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