Noakes vs Berinchyk

Who won Noakes vs Berinchyk?

Sam Noakes beat Denys Berinchyk by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 29th, 2026, at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Sam Noakes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Moses Itauma losing to Filip Hrgovic for the IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Constantin Ursu defeated Ben Vaughan for the BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight belts, Nelson Hysa was victorious over Thomas Narmo, Guido Vianello drew with Moses Jolly, and Aloys Youmbi defeated Sherif Musah.

Noakes vs Berinchyk stats

Sam Noakes stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Denys Berinchyk made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Noakes had a massive power advantage over Berinchyk, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Berinchyk's 47%.

Sam Noakes was the younger man by 9 years, at 29 years old.

Noakes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Berinchyk.

Both Sam Noakes and Denys Berinchyk fought out of an orthodox stance.

Noakes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years later than Berinchyk, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 64 fewer professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Berinchyk's 168.

Sam Noakes went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at lightweight.

Noakes vs Berinchyk form

Noakes 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 defeated Benito Sanchez Garcia on May 3, 2026, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Abdullah Mason on November 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ryan Walsh on December 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Gianluca Ceglia on September 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

He had won against Yvan Mendy on April 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Denys Berinchyk had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Keyshawn Davis on February 14, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Emanuel Navarrete on May 18, 2024, by split decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Anthony Yigit on August 26, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Before that, he had won against Yvan Mendy on December 3, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Isa Chaniev on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Ice Palace "Terminal", Brovari, Ukraine.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Noakes had been fighting more than Denys Berinchyk.

Going into this contest, Sam Noakes had last fought 3 months and 26 days ago, while Denys Berinchyk's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 15 days ago.

Noakes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Berinchyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Noakes vs Berinchyk start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Noakes vs Berinchyk?

Noakes vs Berinchyk was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Noakes vs Berinchyk?

Sam Noakes was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Denys Berinchyk made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.