Noakes vs Mendy

Who won Noakes vs Mendy?

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

Sam Noakes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

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

Sam Noakes was the younger man by 12 years, at 26 years old.

Mendy had a height advantage of 1 inch over Noakes.

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

Noakes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 42 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 13 year and 6 months later than Mendy, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 347 less professional rounds, 57 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 10th February 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Karthik Sathish Kumar on 15th April 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 26th November 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 19th March 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Yvan Mendy made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+460) with oddsmakers.