Man dies after knife fight in Mackay

A man has been stabbed to death in a fight in central Queensland.

Police say two men, aged 49 and 53, got into a fight at unit in West Mackay on Saturday night.

Officers say a knife was pulled out and the younger man was stabbed in the chest.

He was rushed to hospital where he had surgery, but died early on Sunday morning.

The 53-year-old man who sustained non-life threatening injuries, is talking with police.

No one has been charged.