Crolla vs Yordan

Who won Crolla vs Yordan?

Anthony Crolla beat Daud Yordan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 10th, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Anthony Crolla.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBA lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk beating Tony Bellew for the WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight, IBF World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Ricky Burns defeated Scott Cardle.

Crolla vs Yordan stats

Back in November 2018, Anthony Crolla stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 6 losses, and 3 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daud Yordan made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yordan had a large advantage in power over Crolla, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Crolla's 39%.

Anthony Crolla was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Crolla had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yordan. Despite this, Yordan had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Crolla and Daud Yordan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Crolla was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year and 1 month later than Yordan, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 289 compared to Yordan's 279.

Anthony Crolla went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, and 7 by the WBC at lightweight.

Daud Yordan was ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Crolla vs Yordan form

Crolla had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ricky Burns on October 7, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jorge Linares on March 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jorge Linares on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated Ismael Barroso on May 7, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Darleys Perez on November 21, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Yordan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Pavel Malikov on April 22, 2018, by knockout in the 8th round at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Afghanistan.

Prior to that, he had won against Cristian Rafael Coria on June 4, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yoshitaka Kato on February 5, 2016, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Balai Sarbini Convention Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Before that, he had defeated Maxwell Awuku on June 6, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at DBL Arena, Surabaya.

He had won against Ronald Pontillas on December 20, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round at Pangsuma Stadium, Pontianak.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Crolla had been fighting more than Daud Yordan.

Going into this contest, Anthony Crolla had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 3 days ago, while Daud Yordan's last outing had been 6 months and 19 days ago.

Crolla's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Yordan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Crolla vs Yordan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Crolla vs Yordan?

Crolla vs Yordan was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Crolla vs Yordan?

Anthony Crolla was a 8/25 (-310) favorite going into the contest, while Daud Yordan made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.