Who won Zerafa vs Mundine?
Michael Zerafa beat Anthony Mundine by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 13th March 2021 at Bendigo Stadium in Victoria.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).
Zerafa vs Mundine stats
Back in March 2021, Michael Zerafa stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Anthony Mundine made his way to the ring with a record of 48 wins, 10 loses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Zerafa had a slight advantage in power over Mundine, with a 59% knock out percentage over Mundine's 58%.
Michael Zerafa was the younger man by 16 years, at 29 years old.
Zerafa had 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Michael Zerafa & Anthony Mundine fought out of an orthodox stance.
Zerafa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 27 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 10 year and 8 months later than Mundine, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 214 more professional rounds, 214 to Mundine's 0.
Michael Zerafa went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at middleweight.
Zerafa vs Mundine form
Zerafa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jeff Horn on 18th December 2019 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia.
Previous to that, he had defeated Jeff Horn on 31st August 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kell Brook on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had beat Jose Agustin Feria on 31st August 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Croatian Club, Victoria, Australia.
He had won against Wade Ryan on 1st June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria.
Anthony Mundine had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jeff Horn on 30th November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Suncorp Stadium, Queensland, Australia.
Previous to that, he had beat Tommy Browne on 17th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Star, Sydney, New South Wales.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Danny Green on 3rd February 2017 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Adelaide Oval, North Adelaide.
Before that, he had been beaten by Danny Green on 3rd February 2017 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Adelaide Oval, South Australia.
He had lost to Charles Hatley on 11th November 2015 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Victoria.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Zerafa had been fighting more than Anthony Mundine.
Going to this contest, Michael Zerafa had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 23 days ago, while Anthony Mundine's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 11 days ago.
Zerafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
Mundine's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.
What time did Zerafa vs Mundine start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.
What were the odds on Zerafa vs Mundine?
Michael Zerafa was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Anthony Mundine made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
