Curiel vs Nontshinga II

Who won Curiel vs Nontshinga II?

Sivenathi Nontshinga beat Adrian Curiel by technical knockout in the 10th round on Friday, February 16th, 2024, at Auditorio Guelaguetza, Oaxaca.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest was for the IBF jr flyweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Lara vs Lugo.

Curiel vs Nontshinga II stats

Back in February 2024, Adrian Curiel stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Sivenathi Nontshinga made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Adrian Curiel was the same age as Sivenathi Nontshinga, at 25 years old.

Nontshinga had a height advantage of 1 inch over Curiel.

Both Adrian Curiel and Sivenathi Nontshinga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Curiel was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Nontshinga, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 108 more professional rounds, totaling 209 compared to Nontshinga's 101.

Sivenathi Nontshinga was ranked number 5 by the IBF in the 108lb division.

Curiel vs Nontshinga II form

Adrian Curiel had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sivenathi Nontshinga on November 4, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Prior to that, he had won against Ivan Garcia Carrillo on August 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Jose Ramirez Armenta on June 17, 2023, by technical draw in their 10 round contest at Mexico City, Distrito Federal.

Before that, he had drawn with Arnulfo Salvador Rodriguez on February 24, 2023, by unanimous draw in their 8 round contest at Hermosillo, Sonora.

He had drawn with Maximino Flores on October 28, 2022, by unanimous draw in their 10 round contest at Grand Hotel, Tijuana.

Nontshinga had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Adrian Curiel on November 4, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Prior to that, he had beaten Regie Suganob on July 2, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at ICC, East London, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Hector Gabriel Flores on September 3, 2022, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Christian Araneta on April 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boardwalk Casino, Gqeberha, South Africa.

He had defeated Ivan Soriano on March 8, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at Orient Theatre, East London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adrian Curiel had been fighting more than Sivenathi Nontshinga.

Going into this contest, Adrian Curiel had last fought 3 months and 12 days ago, while Sivenathi Nontshinga's last outing had been 3 months and 12 days ago.

Curiel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Nontshinga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Curiel vs Nontshinga II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Auditorio Guelaguetza, Oaxaca, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Curiel vs Nontshinga II?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Curiel vs Nontshinga II?

Adrian Curiel was a 8/15 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Sivenathi Nontshinga made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.