Mathieu vs Shishkin

Who won Mathieu vs Shishkin?

Wilkens Mathieu beat Vladimir Shishkin by split decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday, October 8th, 2026, at Capitole de Quebec, Quebec City.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Wilkens Mathieu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Osleys Iglesias beating Oliver Zaren for the IBF World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Luis Santana lost to Dzmitry Asanau, and Imam Khataev defeated Padraig McCrory.

Mathieu vs Shishkin stats

Wilkens Mathieu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vladimir Shishkin made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mathieu had a slight advantage in power over Shishkin, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Shishkin's 65%.

Wilkens Mathieu was the younger man by 14 years, at 21 years old.

Both Wilkens Mathieu and Vladimir Shishkin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mathieu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2023, 6 years and 6 months later than Shishkin, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 73 fewer professional rounds, totaling 77 compared to Shishkin's 150.

Wilkens Mathieu went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Mathieu vs Shishkin form

Shishkin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Osleys Iglesias on September 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by William Scull on October 19, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mike Guy on March 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wayne State Fieldhouse, Detroit, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Uzcategui on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Jeyson Minda on March 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Ford Community Center, Michigan.

Activity check

Mathieu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Shishkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Mathieu vs Shishkin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Capitole de Quebec, Quebec City, Canada, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Mathieu vs Shishkin?

Mathieu vs Shishkin was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Mathieu vs Shishkin?

Wilkens Mathieu was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Vladimir Shishkin made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.