Selby vs Rosales

Who won Selby vs Rosales?

Andrew Selby beat Cristofer Rosales by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, May 26th, 2017, at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 118-109 in favor of winner Andrew Selby.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

Selby vs Rosales stats

Back in May 2017, Andrew Selby stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cristofer Rosales made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rosales had a slight advantage in power over Selby, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Selby's 63%.

Andrew Selby was the older man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Rosales had a height advantage of 1 inch over Selby.

Both Andrew Selby and Cristofer Rosales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Selby was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 5 months later than Rosales, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 193 fewer professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Rosales' 285.

Andrew Selby went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at flyweight.

Cristofer Rosales was ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Selby vs Rosales form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ardin Diale on February 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olympia, Kensington, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Jake Bornea on November 18, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Felix Moncada on October 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh.

Before that, he had defeated Louis Norman on May 14, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Flyweight championship fight at Ice Arena, Cardiff.

He had won against Brett Fidoe on March 11, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Newport Centre, Newport.

Activity check

Selby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Selby vs Rosales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Selby vs Rosales?

Selby vs Rosales was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Selby vs Rosales?

Andrew Selby was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Cristofer Rosales made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.