Nontshinga vs Curiel

Who won Nontshinga vs Curiel?

Adrian Curiel beat Sivenathi Nontshinga by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 4th November 2023 at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin in Monte Carlo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 KG).

This contest was for the IBF jr flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joe Cordina beating Edward Vazquez for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Souleymane Cissokho beat Isaias Lucero and Julissa Alejandra Guzman was overcome by Ramla Ali.

Nontshinga vs Curiel stats

Back in November 2023, Sivenathi Nontshinga stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Adrian Curiel made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.

Sivenathi Nontshinga was the same age as Adrian Curiel, at 25 years old.

Nontshinga had a height advantage of 1 inch over Curiel.

Both Sivenathi Nontshinga & Adrian Curiel fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nontshinga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 4 months later than Curiel, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 108 less professional rounds, 92 to Curiel's 200.

Adrian Curiel was ranked number 12 by the IBF in the 108lb division.

Nontshinga vs Curiel form

Nontshinga had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Regie Suganob on 2nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at ICC, East London, South Africa.

Previous to that, he had beat Hector Gabriel Flores on 3rd September 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Christian Araneta on 29th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boardwalk Casino, Gqeberha, South Africa.

Before that, he had beat Ivan Soriano on 8th March 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at Orient Theatre, East London.

He had defeated Siyabonga Siyo on 28th July 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Orient Theatre, East London.

Activity check

Nontshinga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Curiel's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Nontshinga vs Curiel start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Nontshinga vs Curiel?

Nontshinga vs Curiel was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Nontshinga vs Curiel?

Sivenathi Nontshinga was a 1/8 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Adrian Curiel made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.