Who won Gadzhimagomedov vs Mchunu?
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov beat Thabiso Mchunu by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, January 31st, 2025, at International Boxing Centre Luzhniki, Moscow.
The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-91 in favor of winner Muslim Gadzhimagomedov.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds at a catchweight of 224 lb (16 stone or 101.6 kg).
Gadzhimagomedov vs Mchunu stats
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Thabiso Mchunu made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Gadzhimagomedov had a slight advantage in power over Mchunu, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Mchunu's 57%.
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.
Gadzhimagomedov had a height advantage of 5 inches over Mchunu.
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov fought out of the orthodox stance, while Thabiso Mchunu was a southpaw.
Gadzhimagomedov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 14 years and 4 months later than Mchunu, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 185 fewer professional rounds, totaling 44 compared to Mchunu's 229.
Gadzhimagomedov vs Mchunu form
Thabiso Mchunu had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ilunga Makabu on January 29, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Packard Music Hall, Ohio, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Evgeny Tishchenko on March 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Denis Lebedev on December 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Krasnoyarsk.
Before that, he had won against Thomas Oosthuizen on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.
He had been beaten by Thomas Oosthuizen on September 1, 2018, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.
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Mchunu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.
What time did Gadzhimagomedov vs Mchunu start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 PM UTC at International Boxing Centre Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia, which was 10:00 AM EST or 7:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 PM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Gadzhimagomedov vs Mchunu?
The YouTube US show began at 11:30 AM EST / 8:30 AM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card started at 4:30 PM (GTM).
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