Mbenge vs Vazquez

Who won Mbenge vs Vazquez?

Thulani Mbenge beat Miguel Vazquez by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday 8th December 2018 at Emperors Palace in Gauteng.

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).

The undercard featured the clash of Oosthuizen vs Mchunu.

Mbenge vs Vazquez stats

Back in December 2018, Thulani Mbenge stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Miguel Vazquez made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Mbenge had a massive power advantage over Vazquez, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Vazquez's 38%.

Thulani Mbenge was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Mbenge had a height advantage of 2 inches over Vazquez.

Both Thulani Mbenge & Miguel Vazquez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mbenge was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 year and 3 months later than Vazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 291 less professional rounds, 113 to Vazquez's 404.

Thulani Mbenge went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC at welterweight.

Mbenge vs Vazquez form

Vazquez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Josh Taylor on 11th November 2017 by knockout in the 9th round at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Daniel Ruiz on 2nd September 2017 by knockout in the 4th round at Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beat Javier Mercado on 1st July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Arena Chololo Larios, Jalisco.

Before that, he had won against Armando Patino on 29th April 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Coliseo, Jalisco.

He had beat Erick Bone on 28th May 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, United States.

Activity check

Vazquez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Mbenge vs Vazquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Mbenge vs Vazquez?

Mbenge vs Vazquez was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Mbenge vs Vazquez?

Thulani Mbenge was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Miguel Vazquez made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.