Noakes vs Mendy

Who won Noakes vs Mendy?

Sam Noakes beat Yvan Mendy by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 120-108, 120-108 in favor of winner Sam Noakes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Noakes vs Mendy stats

Back in April 2024, Sam Noakes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Yvan Mendy made his way to the ring with a record of 48 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

Sam Noakes was the younger man by 12 years, at 27 years old.

Mendy had a height advantage of 1 inch over Noakes.

Both Sam Noakes and Yvan Mendy fought out of an orthodox stance.

Noakes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 42 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 13 years and 6 months later than Mendy, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 339 fewer professional rounds, totaling 65 compared to Mendy's 404.

Sam Noakes went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at lightweight.

Noakes vs Mendy form

Noakes remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Lewis Sylvester on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight and BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Carlos Perez on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Karthik Sathish Kumar on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Before that, he had defeated Calvin McCord on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

He had won against Vincenzo Finiello on March 19, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Activity check

Noakes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Mendy's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

What time did Noakes vs Mendy start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Noakes vs Mendy?

Noakes vs Mendy was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Noakes vs Mendy?

Sam Noakes was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Yvan Mendy made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+460) with oddsmakers.