Burnett vs Parejo

Who won Burnett vs Parejo?

Ryan Burnett beat Yonfrez Parejo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 31st March 2018 at Principality Stadium in Wales.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 120-108, 116-112 in favor of winner Ryan Burnett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This contest was for the vacant WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

Burnett vs Parejo stats

Back in March 2018, Ryan Burnett stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Yonfrez Parejo made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.

Ryan Burnett was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Both Ryan Burnett & Yonfrez Parejo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Burnett was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 year and 7 months later than Parejo, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 56 less professional rounds, 127 to Parejo's 183.

Yonfrez Parejo was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 118lb division.

Burnett vs Parejo form

Ryan Burnett had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Zhanat Zhakiyanov on 21st October 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Lee Haskins on 10th June 2017 by split decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Going into that contest, he had beat Joseafat Reyes on 25th February 2017 by points in the 8th round at Ice Arena, Hull.

Before that, he had won against Ryan Farrag on 15th October 2016 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had beat Cesar Ramirez on 30th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Burnett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Burnett vs Parejo start?

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

Who broadcast Burnett vs Parejo?

Burnett vs Parejo was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Burnett vs Parejo?

Ryan Burnett was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Yonfrez Parejo made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.