Who won Cissokho vs Mbenge?

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

Souleymane Cissokho stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Mbenge had advantage in power over Cissokho, with a 79% knock out percentage over 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 & Thulani Mbenge fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cissokho was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 less 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 8 less professional rounds, 105 to Mbenge's 113.

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 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Kieron Conway on 8th May 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 13th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at American Airlines Center, Texas.

He had beat Dmitry Mikhaylenko on 28th September 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, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 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, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 25 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) favourite going into the contest, while Thulani Mbenge made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.