Ritson vs Cardle

Who won Ritson vs Cardle?

Lewis Ritson beat Scott Cardle by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 24th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dillian Whyte beating Lucas Browne. Also on the undercard Frank Buglioni lost to Callum Johnson for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight belt.

Ritson vs Cardle stats

Back in March 2018, Lewis Ritson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Scott Cardle made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Lewis Ritson was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Both Lewis Ritson and Scott Cardle fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ritson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years later than Cardle, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Cardle's 164.

Ritson vs Cardle form

Cardle had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Robbie Barrett on April 15, 2017, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kevin Hooper on October 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ivan Njegac on May 28, 2016, by points in the 6th round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Before that, he had drawn with Sean Dodd on April 2, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United States.

He had beaten Sean Dodd on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Ritson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Cardle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ritson vs Cardle start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ritson vs Cardle?

Ritson vs Cardle was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Ritson vs Cardle?

Lewis Ritson was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Scott Cardle made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.