Daws vs Yigit

Who won Daws vs Yigit?

Anthony Yigit beat Lenny Daws by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 11th, 2017, at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Anthony Yigit.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Daws vs Yigit stats

Back in February 2017, Lenny Daws stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses, and 2  draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Yigit made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 1 draw, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Yigit had a slight advantage in power over Daws, with a 39% knockout percentage compared to Daws' 37%.

Lenny Daws was the older man by 12 years, at 38 years old.

Daws had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yigit.

Both Lenny Daws and Anthony Yigit fought out of an orthodox stance.

Daws was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 9 years and 11 months earlier than Yigit, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 79 more professional rounds, totaling 292 compared to Yigit's 213.

Anthony Yigit was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

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Yigit's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Daws vs Yigit start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Daws vs Yigit?

Lenny Daws was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Anthony Yigit made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.