Eggington vs Mimoune

Who won Eggington vs Mimoune?

Mohamed Mimoune beat Sam Eggington by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 7th October 2017 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Mohamed Mimoune.

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).

Eggington vs Mimoune stats

Sam Eggington stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Mohamed Mimoune made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Sam Eggington was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Sam Eggington fought out of the orthodox stance, while Mohamed Mimoune was a southpaw.

Eggington was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year and 4 months later than Mimoune, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 55 more professional rounds, 256 to Mimoune's 201.

Sam Eggington went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC and 8 by the IBF at welterweight.

Eggington vs Mimoune form

Sam Eggington had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Ceferino Rodriguez on 13th May 2017 by knockout in the 10th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan.

Previous to that, he had beat Paulie Malignaggi on 4th March 2017 by knockout in the 9th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Frankie Gavin on 22nd October 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, UK.

Before that, he had beat Daza Usher on 30th July 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Bradley Skeete on 5th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Eggington vs Mimoune start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Eggington vs Mimoune?

Eggington vs Mimoune was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Eggington vs Mimoune?

Sam Eggington was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Mohamed Mimoune made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.