Tszyu vs Ritchie

Who won Tszyu vs Ritchie?

Tim Tszyu beat Dwight Ritchie by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Wednesday, August 14th, 2019, at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Tim Tszyu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Tszyu vs Ritchie stats

Back in August 2019, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dwight Ritchie made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tszyu had a massive power advantage over Ritchie, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Ritchie's 11%.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Both Tim Tszyu and Dwight Ritchie fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 5 months later than Ritchie, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 51 fewer professional rounds, totaling 141 compared to Ritchie's 192.

Tim Tszyu went into the fight ranked number 12 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Dwight Ritchie was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Tszyu vs Ritchie form

Tszyu had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Joel Camilleri on May 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Star, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Denton Vassell on February 8, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Hordern Pavilion, New South Wales.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marcos Jesus Cornejo on September 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria.

Before that, he had beaten Stevie Ongen Ferdinandus on August 3, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Australian Technology Park, New South Wales.

He had defeated Larry Siwu on May 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Star, Sydney, New South Wales.

Activity check

Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Ritchie start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Ritchie?

Tim Tszyu was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Dwight Ritchie made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.