Thabiso Mchunu vs. Eddie Chambers
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Eddie Chambers 196 lbs lost to Thabiso Mchunu 199 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 2013-08-03
- Location: Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
- Referee: Harvey Dock
- Judge: Glenn Feldman 91-99
- Judge: Don Trella 91-99
- Judge: Carlos Ortiz Jr 93-99
- Ring Announcer: Joe Antonacci
- Aired On: NBC Sports Net
South African Thabiso Mchunu proved too sound defensively and too fast for "Fast" Eddie Chambers, who was making his debut as a cruiserweight, en route to a "dominant" unanimous decision win.
Each man was very measured in the early rounds looking for counter-punching opportunities. Normally the quicker fighter, Chambers struggled to land anything against Mchunu's head movement.
Action began to pick up slightly after the fifth round, as many attendance booed the lack of aggression. Mchunu moved around the ring, made Chambers miss time after time, and occasionally stuck a frustrated Chambers with counter shots.
Notes
- Thabiso Mchunu 13-1 (10 KOs) vs. Eddie Chambers 36-3 (18 KOs)
- Fight was on the undercard of Curtis Stevens vs. Saul Roman.
- Chambers entered having not fought in over a year following a unanimous decision loss to Tomasz Adamek (45-2).
- Chambers had only fought twice in the last 3.5 years prior to this bout.
- It was the first fight for Mchunu outside his native South Africa.
- At 196 pounds, Chambers, who was making his cruiserweight debut, was fighting at the lightest weight of his professional career.
- Mchunu entered as a 3-to-1 betting underdog. [1]
- At 6'1, Chambers held a five-inch height advantage over Mchunu, 5'8.