Yafai vs Jimenez

Who won Yafai vs Jimenez?

Kal Yafai beat Norbelto Jimenez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 29th, 2019, at Dunkin Donuts Center, Rhode Island.

The scorecards were announced as 117-109, 119-107, 118-108 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 Demetrius Andrade beating Maciej Sulecki for the WBO World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Joseph Parker beat Alex Leapai.

Yafai vs Jimenez stats

Back in June 2019, Kal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Norbelto Jimenez made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses and 4 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a slight advantage in power over Jimenez, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Jimenez's 55%.

Kal Yafai was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Jimenez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yafai. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Kal Yafai and Norbelto Jimenez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months later than Jimenez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 96 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Jimenez's 264.

Norbelto Jimenez was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 115lb division.

Yafai vs Jimenez form

Yafai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Israel Gonzalez on November 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Prior to that, he had beaten David Carmona on May 26, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Selland Arena, Fresno, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sho Ishida on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Millennium Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

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

He had defeated Luis Concepcion on December 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Jimenez 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 Renson Robles on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Prior to that, he had won against Reysi Rosa on December 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Los Prados Social Club, Santo Domingo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Donny Garcia on June 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo.

Before that, he had beaten Luis Alberto Zarraga on February 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo.

He had won against Felix Machado on December 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Kal Yafai had last fought 7 months and 5 days ago, while Norbelto Jimenez's last outing had been 1 year and 6 days ago.

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Jimenez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Jimenez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dunkin Donuts Center, Rhode Island, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Jimenez?

Yafai vs Jimenez was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Jimenez?

Kal Yafai was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Norbelto Jimenez made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.