Yafai vs Gauto

Who won Yafai vs Gauto?

Galal Yafai beat Agustin Mauro Gauto by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, April 6th, 2024, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Richardson Hitchins beating Gustavo Lemos for the IBF World Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Diego Pacheco beat Shawn McCalman, Skye Nicolson defeated Sarah Mahfoud, Marc Castro was victorious over Abraham Montoya, Steven Navarro beat Jose Lopez, and Harley Mederos defeated Pedro Vicente Scharbaai.

Yafai vs Gauto stats

Back in April 2024, Galal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Agustin Mauro Gauto made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Galal Yafai was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Gauto had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yafai.

Both Galal Yafai and Agustin Mauro Gauto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 4 years and 5 months later than Gauto, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 41 fewer professional rounds, totaling 43 compared to Gauto's 84.

Galal Yafai went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at flyweight.

Yafai vs Gauto form

Yafai remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Rocco Santomauro on December 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tommy Frank on August 19, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Moises Calleros on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at o2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Gohan Rodriguez Garcia on November 5, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Miguel Cartagena on April 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Gauto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Gauto?

Yafai vs Gauto was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Gauto?

Galal Yafai was a 1/8 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Agustin Mauro Gauto made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+670) with oddsmakers.