Yafai vs Carmona

Who won Yafai vs Carmona?

Kal Yafai beat David Carmona by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, May 26th, 2018, at Selland Arena, Fresno, California.

The scorecards were announced 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 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Carmona made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 5 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had an advantage in power over Carmona, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Carmona's 43%.

Kal Yafai was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Carmona had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Kal Yafai and David Carmona fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 11 months later than Carmona, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared 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 October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Millennium Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Suguru Muranaka on May 13, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luis Concepcion on December 10, 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 June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Dixon Flores on March 5, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while David Carmona made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.