Concepcion vs Yafai

Who won Concepcion vs Yafai?

Kal Yafai beat Luis Concepcion by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 10th, 2016, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 119-108, 117-110 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.

Concepcion vs Yafai stats

Back in December 2016, Luis Concepcion stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 losses, and 0  draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kal Yafai made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a slight advantage in power over Concepcion, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Concepcion's 69%.

Luis Concepcion was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Yafai had a height advantage of 2 inches over Concepcion.

Both Luis Concepcion and Kal Yafai fought out of an orthodox stance.

Concepcion was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Yafai, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 132 more professional rounds, totaling 300 compared to Yafai's 168.

Luis Concepcion went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Kal Yafai was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Concepcion vs Yafai form

Concepcion had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kohei Kono on August 31, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Hernan Marquez on December 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Sanchez on September 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico.

Before that, he had been beaten by Carlos Cuadras on April 4, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Unidad Deportiva Martín Alarcón, Metepec.

He had defeated Duvan Hernandez on August 23, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Yafai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jozsef Ajtai on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Dixon Flores on March 5, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jason Cunningham on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight championship fight at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

Before that, he had beaten Aron Juarez on September 5, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had won against Isaac Quaye on May 9, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Luis Concepcion had last fought 3 months and 9 days ago, while Kal Yafai's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Concepcion's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Concepcion vs Yafai start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Concepcion vs Yafai?

Concepcion vs Yafai was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Concepcion vs Yafai?

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