Kambosos Jnr vs Bey

Who won Kambosos Jnr vs Bey?

George Kambosos beat Mickey Bey by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 14th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 97-92, 96-93 in favor of winner George Kambosos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford beating Egidijus Kavaliauskas for the WBO World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Richard Commey lost to Teofimo Lopez for the IBF World Lightweight belt, and Michael Conlan defeated Vladimir Nikitin.

Kambosos Jnr vs Bey stats

Back in December 2019, George Kambosos stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mickey Bey made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kambosos Jnr had an advantage in power over Bey, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Bey's 48%.

George Kambosos was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Bey had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both George Kambosos and Mickey Bey fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kambosos Jnr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 years later than Bey, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to Bey's 161.

George Kambosos went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at lightweight.

Kambosos Jnr vs Bey form

Bey 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 Rances Barthelemy on June 3, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Naim Nelson on December 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miguel Vazquez on September 13, 2014, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Alan Herrera on May 2, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.

He had won against Carlos Cardenas on December 6, 2013, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton.

Activity check

Kambosos Jnr's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

Bey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Kambosos Jnr vs Bey start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kambosos Jnr vs Bey?

Kambosos Jnr vs Bey was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Kambosos Jnr vs Bey?

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