On October 19, 2024, a 30-year-old Michael McKinson (26-1, 4 KOs) and Tulani Mbenge met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
McKinson came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 14% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 9 days.
Michael McKinson lost to Tulani Mbenge via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 26-2.
On August 6, 2022, a 28-year-old Michael McKinson (22-0, 2 KOs) and a 24-year-old American boxer Vergil Ortiz Jr. (18-0, 18 KOs) met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
McKinson came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 9% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Ortiz Jr. was on a 18-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 23 days.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. stopped Michael McKinson via TKO in the 9th round. Ortiz Jr. improves his record to 19-0 (19 KOs), while McKinson adds a loss to his record at 22-1.