Pitters vs Richards

Who won Pitters vs Richards?

Craig Richards beat Shakan Pitters by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday, December 18th, 2020, at Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Worcestershire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Pitters vs Richards stats

Back in December 2020, Shakan Pitters stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Craig Richards made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Richards had a large advantage in power over Pitters, boasting a 53% knockout percentage compared to Pitters' 29%.

Shakan Pitters was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Pitters had a height advantage of 5 inches over Richards.

Both Shakan Pitters and Craig Richards fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pitters was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 9 months later than Richards, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 26 fewer professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Richards' 142.

Craig Richards was ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 14 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Pitters vs Richards form

Pitters had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Chad Sugden on August 22, 2020, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Production Studio, Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Dec Spelman on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dmitrij Kalinovskij on May 10, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Indigo at The O2, London.

Before that, he had defeated Norbert Szekeres on March 29, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Holte Suite, Villa Park, West Midlands.

He had won against Sam Smith on November 2, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at The O2, London.

Richards had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Andre Sterling on June 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jake Ball on February 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michal Ludwiczak on October 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Bosko Misic on June 6, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at York Hall, London.

He had beaten Ivan Stupalo on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shakan Pitters had been fighting more than Craig Richards.

Going into this contest, Shakan Pitters had last fought 3 months and 26 days ago, while Craig Richards' last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 27 days ago.

Pitters' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Richards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Pitters vs Richards start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:35 PM GMT at Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Worcestershire, United Kingdom, which was 5:35 PM EST or 2:35 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Pitters vs Richards?

Pitters vs Richards was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by YouTube US.

What were the odds on Pitters vs Richards?

Shakan Pitters was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Craig Richards made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.