Nontshinga vs Suganob

Who won Nontshinga vs Suganob?

Sivenathi Nontshinga beat Regie Suganob by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023, at ICC, East London.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 116-111, 116-111 in favor of winner Sivenathi Nontshinga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest was for the IBF jr flyweight championship of the world.

Nontshinga vs Suganob stats

Back in July 2023, Sivenathi Nontshinga stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Regie Suganob made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 4 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Nontshinga had a massive power advantage over Suganob, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Suganob's 31%.

Sivenathi Nontshinga was the younger man by 2 years, at 24 years old.

Both Sivenathi Nontshinga and Regie Suganob fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nontshinga was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Suganob, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Suganob's 107.

Regie Suganob was ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF in the 108lb division.

Nontshinga vs Suganob form

Nontshinga had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Hector Gabriel Flores on September 3, 2022, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had beaten Christian Araneta on April 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boardwalk Casino, Gqeberha, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ivan Soriano on March 8, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at Orient Theatre, East London.

Before that, he had beaten Siyabonga Siyo on July 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Orient Theatre, East London.

He had defeated Adam Yahaya on April 7, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Nangoza Jebe Hall, Port Elizabeth.

Activity check

Nontshinga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Nontshinga vs Suganob start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at ICC, East London, South Africa, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nontshinga vs Suganob?

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