Who won Yafai vs Carmona?
Kal Yafai beat David Carmona by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 26th May 2018 at Selland Arena in Fresno, California.
The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Kal Yafai.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).
This contest was for the WBA super flyweight championship of the world.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Jerwin Ancajas' and Jonas Sultan's clash for the IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship.
Yafai vs Carmona stats
Back in May 2018, Kal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
David Carmona made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 5 loses and 5 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Yafai had advantage in power over Carmona, with a 61% knock out percentage over Carmona's 43%.
Kal Yafai was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.
Carmona had 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Kal Yafai & David Carmona fought out of an orthodox stance.
Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year and 11 months later than Carmona, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 33 less professional rounds, 168 to Carmona's 201.
David Carmona was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 115lb division.
Yafai vs Carmona form
Yafai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sho Ishida on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Millennium Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Suguru Muranaka on 13th May 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan.
Going into that contest, he had beat Luis Concepcion on 10th December 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had won against Jozsef Ajtai on 25th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.
He had beat Dixon Flores on 5th March 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Genting Arena, Birmingham.
Activity check
Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
Carmona's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.
What time did Yafai vs Carmona start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Selland Arena, Fresno, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Yafai vs Carmona?
Yafai vs Carmona was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.
What were the odds on Yafai vs Carmona?
Kal Yafai was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while David Carmona made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.
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