Yafai vs Flores

Who won Yafai vs Flores?

Kal Yafai beat Dixon Flores by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, March 5th, 2016, at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

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).

Yafai vs Flores stats

Back in March 2016, Kal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dixon Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a massive power advantage over Flores, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Flores' 33%.

Kal Yafai was the older man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Flores had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yafai.

Both Kal Yafai and Dixon Flores fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 months earlier than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Flores' 124.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kal Yafai had been fighting more than Dixon Flores.

Going into this contest, Kal Yafai had last fought 4 months and 17 days ago, while Dixon Flores' last outing had been 3 months ago.

Yafai's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.7 rounds on average.

Flores' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Flores?

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