Who won Diallo vs Mikhalkin?
Igor Mikhalkin beat Mickael Diallo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 2nd, 2017, at La Palestre, Alpes-Maritimes.
The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Igor Mikhalkin.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).
Diallo vs Mikhalkin stats
Back in December 2017, Igor Mikhalkin stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.
Mickael Diallo made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws.
Igor Mikhalkin was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.
Mikhalkin had a height advantage of 2 inches over Diallo.
Igor Mikhalkin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mickael Diallo was an orthodox fighter.
Mikhalkin was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years earlier than Diallo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 106 more professional rounds, totaling 191 compared to Diallo's 85.
Mickael Diallo was ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 7 by the IBF in the 175lb division.
Diallo vs Mikhalkin form
Mikhalkin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Thomas Oosthuizen on May 19, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.
Prior to that, he had beaten Patrick Bois on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France.
Going into that contest, he had won against Hugo Kasperski on October 9, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand.
Before that, he had beaten Hakim Chioui on March 14, 2015, by knockout in the 9th round at Salle Dubois-Crance, Charleville-Mézières.
He had defeated Mohamed Belkacem on April 11, 2014, by technical decision in their 8 round contest at Universal Hall, Charleville-Mézières, Germany.
Activity check
Mikhalkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.
What time did Diallo vs Mikhalkin start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at La Palestre, Alpes-Maritimes, France, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.
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