Sakyi vs McKenna

Who won Sakyi vs McKenna?

Tyrone McKenna beat Mikey Sakyi by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, November 22nd, 2019, at York Hall, London.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 100-90 in favor of winner Tyrone McKenna.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Logan Yoon losing to Ohara Davies. Also on the undercard Kieran Gething beat Jeff Ofori, and Mohamed Mimoune defeated Darren Surtees.

Sakyi vs McKenna stats

Back in November 2019, Tyrone McKenna stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mikey Sakyi made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sakyi had an advantage in power over McKenna, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to McKenna's 32%.

Tyrone McKenna was the same age as Mikey Sakyi, at 29 years old.

Tyrone McKenna fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mikey Sakyi was an orthodox fighter.

McKenna was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Sakyi, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 136 more professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Sakyi's 53.

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McKenna's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Sakyi vs McKenna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:15 PM GMT at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:15 PM EST or 1:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Sakyi vs McKenna?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Sakyi vs McKenna?

Tyrone McKenna was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Mikey Sakyi made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.