Tete vs Buthelezi

Who won Tete vs Buthelezi?

Gideon Buthelezi beat Makazole Tete by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, December 18th, 2015, at Orient Theatre, East London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 118-110, 119-109 in favor of winner Gideon Buthelezi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Tete vs Buthelezi stats

Back in December 2015, Makazole Tete stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 2  draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gideon Buthelezi made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tete had a massive power advantage over Buthelezi, boasting a 69% knockout percentage compared to Buthelezi's 27%.

Makazole Tete was the younger man by 38 years, at -9 years old.

Both Makazole Tete and Gideon Buthelezi fought out of a southpaw stance.

Tete was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Buthelezi, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 126 fewer professional rounds, totaling 90 compared to Buthelezi's 216.

Activity check

Buthelezi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

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