McDonnell vs Malinga

Who won McDonnell vs Malinga?

Gavin McDonnell beat Vusi Malinga by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 25th October 2014 at Hull Arena in Hull.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 116-111 in favor of winner Gavin McDonnell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

McDonnell vs Malinga stats

Back in October 2014, Gavin McDonnell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero loses and 2  draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vusi Malinga made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Malinga had a large advantage in power over McDonnell, boosting at 57% knock out percentage over McDonnell's 36%.

Gavin McDonnell was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

McDonnell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Malinga.

Gavin McDonnell fought out of the orthodox stance, while Vusi Malinga was a southpaw.

McDonnell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 year and 9 months later than Malinga, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 184 less professional rounds, 0 to Malinga's 184.

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