Richards vs Matyja

Who won Richards vs Matyja?

Craig Richards beat Marek Matyja by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, October 30th, 2021, at O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chantelle Cameron beating Mary McGee. Also on the undercard Alen Babic defeated Eric Molina, and Jordan Thompson was victorious over Piotr Podlucki.

Richards vs Matyja stats

Back in October 2021, Craig Richards stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marek Matyja made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Richards had an advantage in power over Matyja, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Matyja's 45%.

Craig Richards was the older man by 34 years, at 32 years old.

Matyja had a height advantage of 1 inch over Richards. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Craig Richards and Marek Matyja fought out of an orthodox stance.

Richards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 11 months later than Matyja, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, totaling 142 compared to Matyja's 137.

Craig Richards went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at light heavyweight.

Richards vs Matyja form

Richards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dmitry Bivol on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Shakan Pitters on December 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Worcestershire.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Andre Sterling on June 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had won against Jake Ball on February 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Michal Ludwiczak on October 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Richards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Richards vs Matyja start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Richards vs Matyja?

Richards vs Matyja was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Richards vs Matyja?

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