Musaev vs Mbenge

Who won Musaev vs Mbenge?

Vadim Musaev beat Thulani Mbenge by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, December 12th, 2025, at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai.

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 Kubrat Pulev losing to Murat Gassiev for the WBA World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Bakhodur Usmonov defeated Maxi Hughes, Khariton Agrba was victorious over Ruben Nestor Neri Munoz, and Faizan Anwar beat Khuseyn Baysangurov.

Musaev vs Mbenge stats

Vadim Musaev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Thulani Mbenge made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Vadim Musaev was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Mbenge had a height advantage of 3 inches over Musaev.

Vadim Musaev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Thulani Mbenge was an orthodox fighter.

Musaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 6 months later than Mbenge, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 90 fewer professional rounds, totaling 51 compared to Mbenge's 141.

Vadim Musaev went into the fight ranked number 12 by the IBF at welterweight.

Thulani Mbenge was ranked number 9 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

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Mbenge's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

What time did Musaev vs Mbenge start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM UTC at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 12:00 PM EST or 9:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Musaev vs Mbenge?

Musaev vs Mbenge was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Musaev vs Mbenge?

Vadim Musaev was a 8/13 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Thulani Mbenge made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.