Ancajas vs Sultan

Who won Ancajas vs Sultan?

Jerwin Ancajas beat Jonas Sultan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 26th, 2018, at Selland Arena, Fresno, California.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 117-111, 119-109 in favor of winner Jerwin Ancajas.

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 vacant IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Yafai vs Carmona for the WBA World Super Flyweight championship.

Ancajas vs Sultan stats

Back in May 2018, Jerwin Ancajas stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jonas Sultan made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ancajas had a slight advantage in power over Sultan, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Sultan's 64%.

Jerwin Ancajas was the same age as Jonas Sultan, at 26 years old.

Ancajas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sultan. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Jerwin Ancajas and Jonas Sultan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ancajas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Sultan, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 82 more professional rounds, totaling 262 compared to Sultan's 180.

Jonas Sultan was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Ancajas vs Sultan form

Ancajas 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 beaten Israel Gonzalez on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Bank of America Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jamie Conlan on November 18, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Teiru Kinoshita on July 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Alfredo Rodriguez on January 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

He had defeated McJoe Arroyo on September 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Strike Coliseum, Bacoor, Philippines.

Activity check

Ancajas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ancajas vs Sultan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Selland Arena, Fresno, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ancajas vs Sultan?

Ancajas vs Sultan was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Ancajas vs Sultan?

Jerwin Ancajas was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Jonas Sultan made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.