Bey vs Nelson

Who won Bey vs Nelson?

Mickey Bey beat Naim Nelson by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 18th December 2015 at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Mickey Bey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Bey vs Nelson stats

Back in December 2015, Mickey Bey stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 1  draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Naim Nelson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 1 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Bey had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boosting at 48% knock out percentage over Nelson's 8%.

Mickey Bey was the older man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Bey had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nelson.

Both Mickey Bey & Naim Nelson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, 161 to Nelson's 98.

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Bey's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bey vs Nelson?

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