Cullen vs Yildirim

Who won Cullen vs Yildirim?

Jack Cullen beat Avni Yildirim by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 31st, 2021, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 100-90, 97-93 in favor of winner Jack Cullen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Can Xu losing to Leigh Wood for the WBA World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Anthony Fowler beat Rico Mueller, and Tommy McCarthy was overcome by Chris Billam-Smith for the CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight and BBBOC British Cruiserweight titles.

Cullen vs Yildirim stats

Back in July 2021, Avni Yildirim stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jack Cullen made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yildirim had a slight advantage in power over Cullen, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Cullen's 47%.

Avni Yildirim was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Cullen had a height advantage of 4 inches over Yildirim. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Avni Yildirim and Jack Cullen fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yildirim was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Cullen, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 fewer professional rounds, totaling 145 compared to Cullen's 153.

Cullen vs Yildirim form

Avni Yildirim had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on February 27, 2021, by in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Dirrell on February 23, 2019, by technical decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lolenga Mock on September 15, 2018, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

Before that, he had lost to Chris Eubank Jr on October 7, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart.

He had won against Marco Antonio Periban on May 13, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Teatro Palcco, Jalisco, Mexico.

Activity check

Yildirim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Cullen's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

What time did Cullen vs Yildirim start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:05 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 2:05 PM EST or 11:05 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cullen vs Yildirim?

Cullen vs Yildirim was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Cullen vs Yildirim?

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