Cissokho vs Mbenge

Who won Cissokho vs Mbenge?

Souleymane Cissokho beat Thulani Mbenge by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 17th, 2022, at Parc des expositions, Nantes.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 116-112, 115-113 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 fight appeared on the undercard of Christian Mbilli's and Vaughn Alexander's clash.

Cissokho vs Mbenge stats

Back in December 2022, Souleymane Cissokho stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Thulani Mbenge made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mbenge had an advantage in power over Cissokho, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Cissokho's 60%.

Souleymane Cissokho was the same age as Thulani Mbenge, at 31 years old.

Mbenge had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cissokho.

Both Souleymane Cissokho and Thulani Mbenge fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cissokho was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1991, 23 years and 10 months earlier than Mbenge, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Mbenge's 135.

Souleymane Cissokho went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC at welterweight.

Thulani Mbenge was ranked number 5 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Cissokho vs Mbenge form

Cissokho remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Roberto Valenzuela Jr on March 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kieron Conway on May 8, 2021, by split decision in their 12 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Before that, he had won against Daniel Echeverria on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at American Airlines Center, Texas.

He had beaten Dmitry Mikhaylenko on September 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique, France.

Activity check

Cissokho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Mbenge's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Cissokho vs Mbenge start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Parc des expositions, Nantes, 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.

What were the odds on Cissokho vs Mbenge?

Souleymane Cissokho was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Thulani Mbenge made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.