Postol vs Mimoune

Who won Postol vs Mimoune?

Viktor Postol beat Mohamed Mimoune by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Viktor Postol.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Robert Easter Jr beating Rances Barthelemy for the WBA World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Efe Ajagba defeated Michael Wallisch.

Postol vs Mimoune stats

Back in April 2019, Viktor Postol stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mohamed Mimoune made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Postol had a large advantage in power over Mimoune, boasting a 40% knockout percentage compared to Mimoune's 10%.

Viktor Postol was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Postol had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mimoune. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Viktor Postol fought out of the orthodox stance, while Mohamed Mimoune was a southpaw.

Postol was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Mimoune, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, totaling 293 compared to Mimoune's 232.

Viktor Postol went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Mohamed Mimoune was ranked number 3 by the WBC in the 140lb division.

Postol vs Mimoune form

Postol had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Josh Taylor on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on July 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Lucas Martin Matthysse on October 3, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Jake Giuriceo on April 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Selcuk Aydin on May 17, 2014, by knockout in the 11th round at Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

Postol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Postol vs Mimoune start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Postol vs Mimoune?

Postol vs Mimoune was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Postol vs Mimoune?

Viktor Postol was a 31/50 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Mohamed Mimoune made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.