Who won Ritson vs Zlaticanin?
Lewis Ritson beat Dejan Zlaticanin by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 25th March 2022 at Newcastle Arena in Tyne and Wear.
The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 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 Williamson vs Cartwright for the BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship.
Ritson vs Zlaticanin stats
Back in March 2022, Lewis Ritson stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Dejan Zlaticanin made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Zlaticanin had a slight advantage in power over Ritson, with a 67% knock out percentage over Ritson's 59%.
Lewis Ritson was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.
Ritson had a height advantage of 6 inches over Zlaticanin.
Lewis Ritson fought out of the orthodox stance, while Dejan Zlaticanin was a southpaw.
Ritson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 year and 11 months later than Zlaticanin, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 154 to Zlaticanin's 139.
Ritson vs Zlaticanin form
Ritson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Christian Uruzquieta on 18th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Rainton Meadows Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jeremias Ponce on 12th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Eagles Community Arena, Tyne and Wear.
Going into that contest, he had beat Miguel Vazquez on 17th October 2020 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.
Before that, he had won against Robbie Davies Jnr on 19th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.
He had beat Marek Jedrzejewski on 2nd August 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside.
Zlaticanin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Zaur Abdullaev on 11th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Previous to that, he had lost to Mikey Garcia on 28th January 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Franklin Mamani on 11th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.
Before that, he had won against Ivan Redkach on 13th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.
He had defeated Alex Bone on 25th October 2014 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mediterranean Sports Centre, Budva, Montenegro.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lewis Ritson had been fighting more than Dejan Zlaticanin.
Going to this contest, Lewis Ritson had last fought 3 months and 7 days ago, while Dejan Zlaticanin's last outing had been 6 months and 14 days ago.
Ritson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
Zlaticanin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
What time did Ritson vs Zlaticanin start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Ritson vs Zlaticanin?
The Fubo Sports Network show is expected to begin at 4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST. The Eurosport 1 broadcast of the card is expected to start at 8:00 PM (BTS).
What were the odds on Ritson vs Zlaticanin?
Lewis Ritson was a 1/100 (-10000) favourite going into the contest, while Dejan Zlaticanin made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.
