Ngabu vs Nielsen

Who won Ngabu vs Nielsen?

Yves Ngabu beat Micki Nielsen by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 16th, 2019, at Sporthal Schiervelde, West-Vlaanderen.

The scorecards were announced as 119-111, 117-112, 117-112 in favor of winner Yves Ngabu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Ngabu vs Nielsen stats

Back in February 2019, Yves Ngabu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Micki Nielsen made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ngabu had an advantage in power over Nielsen, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Nielsen's 60%.

Yves Ngabu was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Yves Ngabu fought out of the orthodox stance, while Micki Nielsen was a southpaw.

Ngabu's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Nielsen's, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 months earlier than Nielsen, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Nielsen's 90.

Ngabu vs Nielsen form

Nielsen had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kevin Lerena on October 22, 2016, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had defeated Johnny Muller on June 11, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mirko Larghetti on March 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark.

Before that, he had won against Konstantin Semerdjiev on December 12, 2015, by knockout in the 3rd round at Brondby Hallen, Brondby.

He had beaten Alejandro Emilio Valori on September 12, 2015, by knockout in the 4th round at Arena Nord, Frederikshavn.

Activity check

Nielsen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ngabu vs Nielsen start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Sporthal Schiervelde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ngabu vs Nielsen?

Yves Ngabu was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Micki Nielsen made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.