Zerafa vs Ay

Who won Zerafa vs Ay?

Michael Zerafa beat Besir Ay by technical knockout in the 7th round on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Keith Thurman's and Brock Jarvis' clash.

Zerafa vs Ay stats

Michael Zerafa stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws.

Besir Ay made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Michael Zerafa was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Both Michael Zerafa and Besir Ay fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zerafa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Ay, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 110 more professional rounds, totaling 222 compared to Ay's 112.

Michael Zerafa went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA at middleweight.

Zerafa vs Ay form

Michael Zerafa had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Tommy Browne on August 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Erislandy Lara on March 30, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Issac Hardman on April 20, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Melbourne Convention Centre, Victoria, Australia.

Before that, he had won against Siliveni Nawai on December 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria.

He had beaten Anthony Mundine on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria.

Activity check

Zerafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Zerafa vs Ay start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Zerafa vs Ay?

Michael Zerafa was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Besir Ay made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.