Donaire vs Gaballo

Who won Donaire vs Gaballo?

Nonito Donaire beat Reymart Gaballo by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, December 11th, 2021, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

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 WBC bantamweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Marlon Tapales was victorious over Hiroaki Teshigawara, Brandun Lee beat Juan Heraldez, and Kudratillo Abdukakhorov was overcome by Cody Crowley.

Donaire vs Gaballo stats

Back in December 2021, Nonito Donaire stepped into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Reymart Gaballo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Gaballo had an advantage in power over Donaire, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Donaire's 66%.

Nonito Donaire was the older man by 14 years, at 39 years old.

Gaballo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Donaire. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Nonito Donaire and Reymart Gaballo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Donaire was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 12 years and 11 months earlier than Gaballo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 220 more professional rounds, totaling 311 compared to Gaballo's 91.

Donaire vs Gaballo form

Nonito Donaire had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Nordine Oubaali on May 29, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on November 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Stephon Young on April 27, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Cajun Dome, Louisiana, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Ryan Burnett on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Carl Frampton on April 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

Gaballo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Emmanuel Rodriguez on December 19, 2020, by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Yuya Nakamura on February 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Midas Hotel and Casino, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Going into that contest, he had won against Julias Kisarawe on September 30, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at SM City North EDSA Skydome , Metro Manila.

Before that, he had defeated Stephon Young on March 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Bantamweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

He had beaten Ulises Rivero on November 26, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Domo Deportivo, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nonito Donaire had been fighting more than Reymart Gaballo.

Going into this contest, Nonito Donaire had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Reymart Gaballo's last outing had been 11 months and 22 days ago.

Donaire's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Gaballo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Donaire vs Gaballo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Donaire vs Gaballo?

The ShowTime show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 3:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Donaire vs Gaballo?

Nonito Donaire was a 11/50 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Reymart Gaballo made his way into the ring at 333/100 (+330) with oddsmakers.