Richards vs Sterling

Who won Richards vs Sterling?

Craig Richards beat Andre Sterling by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, June 21st, 2019, at York Hall, London.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Craig Richards.

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 Ted Cheeseman beating Kieron Conway for the BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Conor Benn beat Jussi Koivula.

Richards vs Sterling stats

Back in June 2019, Craig Richards stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andre Sterling made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws, with 4 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Richards had an advantage in power over Sterling, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Sterling's 40%.

Craig Richards was the same age as Andre Sterling, at 29 years old.

Richards had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sterling.

Both Craig Richards and Andre Sterling fought out of an orthodox stance.

Richards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Sterling, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 142 compared to Sterling's 82.

Craig Richards went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA at light heavyweight.

Richards vs Sterling form

Craig Richards had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jake Ball on February 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Michal Ludwiczak on October 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bosko Misic on June 6, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Ivan Stupalo on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London.

He had been beaten by Frank Buglioni on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Activity check

Richards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Richards vs Sterling start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Richards vs Sterling?

Richards vs Sterling was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Richards vs Sterling?

Craig Richards was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Andre Sterling made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.