Eggington vs Mimoune

Who won Eggington vs Mimoune?

Mohamed Mimoune beat Sam Eggington by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 7th, 2017, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Mohamed Mimoune.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Eggington vs Mimoune stats

Back in October 2017, Sam Eggington stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Mohamed Mimoune made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Sam Eggington was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Eggington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mimoune. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Sam Eggington fought out of the orthodox stance, while Mohamed Mimoune was a southpaw.

Eggington was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months later than Mimoune, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Mimoune's 232.

Sam Eggington went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF at welterweight.

Eggington vs Mimoune form

Sam Eggington had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ceferino Rodriguez on May 13, 2017, by knockout in the 10th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Paulie Malignaggi on March 4, 2017, by knockout in the 9th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Frankie Gavin on October 22, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, UK.

Before that, he had beaten Daza Usher on July 30, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Bradley Skeete on March 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Eggington vs Mimoune start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Eggington vs Mimoune?

Eggington vs Mimoune was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Eggington vs Mimoune?

Sam Eggington was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Mohamed Mimoune made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.