McKinson vs Mbenge

Who won McKinson vs Mbenge?

Thulani Mbenge beat Michael McKinson by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at Copper Box Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Thulani Mbenge.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adam Azim beating Ohara Davies. Also on the undercard Dan Azeez lost to Lewis Edmondson for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight belt, Anthony Yarde defeated Ralfs Vilcans, and Shannon Courtenay was defeated by Catherine Tacone Ramos.

McKinson vs Mbenge stats

Michael McKinson stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Thulani Mbenge made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Michael McKinson was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Mbenge had a height advantage of 3 inches over McKinson.

Michael McKinson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Thulani Mbenge was an orthodox fighter.

McKinson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 months earlier than Mbenge, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Mbenge's 135.

Thulani Mbenge was ranked number 11 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

McKinson vs Mbenge form

Michael McKinson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Musah Lawson on December 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Vergil Ortiz Jr on August 6, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight eliminator fight at Dickies Arena, Texas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alex Martin on March 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at USC Galen Center, California.

Before that, he had won against Przemyslaw Runowski on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Chris Kongo on March 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

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McKinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Mbenge's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

What time did McKinson vs Mbenge start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McKinson vs Mbenge?

McKinson vs Mbenge was broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Peacock.

What were the odds on McKinson vs Mbenge?

Michael McKinson was a 4/7 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Thulani Mbenge made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.