Ritson vs Vazquez

Who won Ritson vs Vazquez?

Lewis Ritson beat Miguel Vazquez by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 17th, 2020, at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Lewis Ritson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Ward vs Essomba.

Ritson vs Vazquez stats

Back in October 2020, Lewis Ritson stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Miguel Vazquez made his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ritson had a large advantage in power over Vazquez, boasting a 60% knockout percentage compared to Vazquez's 38%.

Lewis Ritson was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Ritson had a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Lewis Ritson and Miguel Vazquez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ritson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 2 months later than Vazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 231 fewer professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Vazquez's 404.

Lewis Ritson went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Ritson vs Vazquez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Robbie Davies Jnr on October 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Marek Jedrzejewski on August 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside.

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

Before that, he had beaten Paul Hyland Jnr on June 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

He had won against Scott Cardle on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Vazquez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ohara Davies on June 28, 2019, by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Thulani Mbenge on December 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Josh Taylor on November 11, 2017, by knockout in the 9th round at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Ruiz on September 2, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico.

He had defeated Javier Mercado on July 1, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Arena Chololo Larios, Jalisco.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lewis Ritson had been fighting more than Miguel Vazquez.

Going into this contest, Lewis Ritson had last fought 11 months and 28 days ago, while Miguel Vazquez's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 19 days ago.

Ritson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Vazquez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ritson vs Vazquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Newcastle 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 Vazquez?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Ritson vs Vazquez?

Lewis Ritson was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Miguel Vazquez made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.