On December 21, 2019, Denis Lebedev (32-2, 23 KOs) and Thabiso Mchunu (21-5, 13 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round cruiserweight bout.
Denis Lebedev is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Mike Wilson, 1 year and 27 days ago. Thabiso Mchunu is on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round RTD win over Willbeforce Shihepo, 2 months and 1 day ago.
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Denis Lebedev at 53.5-46.5, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Lebedev has a slightly better chance of winning, but Mchunu could also certainly pull it off.
Thabiso Mchunu defeated Denis Lebedev via unanimous decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight. Mchunu improves his record to 22-5, while Lebedev adds a loss to his record at 32-3.