Mthalane vs Libranza

Who won Mthalane vs Libranza?

Moruti Mthalane beat Genisis Libranza by knockout in the 4th round on Friday, April 28th, 2017, at South Africa, Cape Town.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

Mthalane vs Libranza stats

Back in April 2017, Moruti Mthalane stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Genisis Libranza made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Libranza had a slight advantage in power over Mthalane, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Mthalane's 66%.

Moruti Mthalane was the older man by 11 years, at 35 years old.

Both Moruti Mthalane and Genisis Libranza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mthalane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 13 years and 1 month earlier than Libranza, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 156 more professional rounds, totaling 260 compared to Libranza's 104.

Mthalane vs Libranza form

Mthalane had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Renz Rosia on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Olive Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had beaten Odilon Zaleta on October 26, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at International Convention Centre, Durban.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jether Oliva on March 15, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Durban International Convention Centre, Durban.

Before that, he had beaten Ricardo Adolfo Nunez on September 1, 2012, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

He had defeated Andrea Sarritzu on October 28, 2011, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at PalaRockfeller, Cagliari, Italy.

Activity check

Mthalane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 6 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Mthalane vs Libranza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at South Africa, Cape Town, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mthalane vs Libranza?

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