Ritson vs Uruzquieta

Who won Ritson vs Uruzquieta?

Lewis Ritson beat Christian Uruzquieta by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 18th December 2021 at Rainton Meadows Arena in Tyne and Wear.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Lewis Ritson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Burns vs Dominguez.

Ritson vs Uruzquieta stats

Back in December 2021, Lewis Ritson stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Christian Uruzquieta made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 loses and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ritson had a large advantage in power over Uruzquieta, boosting at 57% knock out percentage over Uruzquieta's 35%.

Lewis Ritson was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Both Lewis Ritson & Christian Uruzquieta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ritson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 year later than Uruzquieta, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 154 to Uruzquieta's 151.

Lewis Ritson went into the fight ranked number 12 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Ritson vs Uruzquieta form

Ritson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jeremias Ponce on 12th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Eagles Community Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Miguel Vazquez on 17th October 2020 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Going into that contest, he had beat Robbie Davies Jnr on 19th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had won against Marek Jedrzejewski on 2nd August 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside.

He had been beaten by Francesco Patera on 13th October 2018 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Activity check

Ritson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ritson vs Uruzquieta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Rainton Meadows Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ritson vs Uruzquieta?

Ritson vs Uruzquieta was broadcast on FreeSports in the UK.

What were the odds on Ritson vs Uruzquieta?

Lewis Ritson was a 29/100 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Christian Uruzquieta made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.