Cissokho vs Kavaliauskas

Who won Cissokho vs Kavaliauskas?

Souleymane Cissokho beat Egidijus Kavaliauskas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 10th, 2025, at Centre de Conference de Sipopo, Malabo.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 115-111, 116-110 in favor of winner Souleymane Cissokho.

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).

This contest was a final eliminator for the WBC welterweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Sadjo vs Ahmed.

Cissokho vs Kavaliauskas stats

Souleymane Cissokho stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kavaliauskas had a large advantage in power over Cissokho, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Cissokho's 53%.

Souleymane Cissokho was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Cissokho had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kavaliauskas. Despite this, Kavaliauskas had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Souleymane Cissokho and Egidijus Kavaliauskas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cissokho was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1991, 21 years and 8 months earlier than Kavaliauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 16 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Kavaliauskas' 133.

Souleymane Cissokho went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC at welterweight.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was ranked number 4 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Cissokho vs Kavaliauskas form

Cissokho remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Isaias Lucero on November 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Prior to that, he had beaten Thulani Mbenge on December 17, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Parc des expositions, Nantes, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Roberto Valenzuela Jr on March 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Ismail Iliev on September 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Roland Garros, Paris, France.

He had defeated Kieron Conway on May 8, 2021, by split decision in their 12 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Kavaliauskas had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jose Marrufo on December 14, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at The Hangar, Costa Mesa, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Mykal Fox on October 8, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Vergil Ortiz Jr on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.

Before that, he had defeated Mikael Zewski on September 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had lost to Terence Crawford on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Souleymane Cissokho had been fighting more than Egidijus Kavaliauskas.

Going into this contest, Souleymane Cissokho had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 6 days ago, while Egidijus Kavaliauskas' last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 26 days ago.

Cissokho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Kavaliauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Cissokho vs Kavaliauskas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM UTC at Centre de Conference de Sipopo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cissokho vs Kavaliauskas?

Souleymane Cissokho was a 8/13 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Egidijus Kavaliauskas made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.