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 14th December 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 94-95, 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 loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Kambosos Jnr had advantage in power over Bey, with a 59% knock out percentage over Bey's 48%.

George Kambosos was the younger man by 10 years, at 26 years old.

Bey had 1-inch reach advantage.

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

Kambosos Jnr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 year later than Bey, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 166 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 3rd June 2016 by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Carlos Cardenas on 6th December 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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