Heerden vs Shikukutu

Who won Heerden vs Shikukutu?

Chris Van Heerden beat Sacky Shikukutu by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 22nd, 2016, at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 60-54, 60-54 in favor of winner Chris Van Heerden.

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).

Heerden vs Shikukutu stats

Back in October 2016, Chris Van Heerden stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sacky Shikukutu made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Shikukutu had a slight advantage in power over Van Heerden, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Van Heerden's 50%.

Chris Van Heerden was the older man by 37 years, at 29 years old.

Both Chris Van Heerden and Sacky Shikukutu fought out of a southpaw stance.

Van Heerden was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Shikukutu, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, totaling 236 compared to Shikukutu's 233.

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Van Heerden's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

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