Yafai vs Muranaka

Who won Yafai vs Muranaka?

Kal Yafai beat Suguru Muranaka by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 13th, 2017, at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced 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.

Yafai vs Muranaka stats

Back in May 2017, Kal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Suguru Muranaka made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a massive power advantage over Muranaka, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Muranaka's 32%.

Kal Yafai was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Both Kal Yafai and Suguru Muranaka fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 7 months later than Muranaka, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Muranaka's 187.

Yafai vs Muranaka form

Yafai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jozsef Ajtai on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dixon Flores on March 5, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

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

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

Activity check

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 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 Muranaka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Muranaka?

Yafai vs Muranaka was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Muranaka?

Kal Yafai was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Suguru Muranaka made his way into the ring at 209/25 (+840) with oddsmakers.