Heaney vs Khati

Who won Heaney vs Khati?

Sofiane Khati beat Nathan Heaney by on Saturday, February 8th, 2025, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Sofiane Khati.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Derek Chisora beating Otto Wallin for the IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Masood Abdulah lost to Zak Miller for the CBC Commonwealth Featherweight belt, Zach Parker defeated Mickael Diallo, and Jack Rafferty was victorious over Reece MacMillan for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship.

Heaney vs Khati stats

Nathan Heaney stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Sofiane Khati made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

Nathan Heaney was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Heaney had a height advantage of 1 inch over Khati.

Both Nathan Heaney and Sofiane Khati fought out of an orthodox stance.

Heaney's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Khati's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 months earlier than Khati, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, totaling 152 compared to Khati's 129.

Heaney vs Khati form

Nathan Heaney had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brad Pauls on July 20, 2024, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Brad Pauls on March 16, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had won against Denzel Bentley on November 18, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Jack Flatley on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford.

He had defeated Jack Flatley on September 24, 2022, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Heaney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Heaney vs Khati start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Heaney vs Khati?

Heaney vs Khati was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Heaney vs Khati?

Nathan Heaney was a 1/8 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Sofiane Khati made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.