Mchunu vs Tishchenko

Who won Mchunu vs Tishchenko?

Thabiso Mchunu beat Evgeny Tishchenko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 27th, 2021, at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 119-109, 117-111 in favor of winner Thabiso Mchunu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the WBC cruiserweight championship of the world.

Mchunu vs Tishchenko stats

Back in March 2021, Thabiso Mchunu stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Evgeny Tishchenko made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Tishchenko had an advantage in power over Mchunu, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Mchunu's 59%.

Thabiso Mchunu was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Tishchenko had a height advantage of 6 inches over Mchunu.

Both Thabiso Mchunu and Evgeny Tishchenko fought out of a southpaw stance.

Mchunu was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 11 years earlier than Tishchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 140 more professional rounds, totaling 219 compared to Tishchenko's 79.

Mchunu vs Tishchenko form

Thabiso Mchunu had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Denis Lebedev on December 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

Prior to that, he had won against Thomas Oosthuizen on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Thomas Oosthuizen on September 1, 2018, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Gauteng.

Before that, he had lost to Constantin Bejenaru on November 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, USA.

He had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on December 17, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Activity check

Mchunu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Mchunu vs Tishchenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Mchunu vs Tishchenko?

Thabiso Mchunu was a 5/1 (+500) underdog going into the contest, while Evgeny Tishchenko made his way into the ring at 1/10 (-1000) with oddsmakers.