Kanat Islam beat Norberto Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, May 26th, 2017, at Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Boca Raton.
The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Kanat Islam.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).
Back in May 2017, Kanat Islam stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Norberto Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Islam had a large advantage in power over Gonzalez, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 57%.
Kanat Islam was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.
Gonzalez had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Kanat Islam and Norberto Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Islam was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 5 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 72 fewer professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Gonzalez's 198.
Kanat Islam went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 6 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super welterweight.
Islam's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Boca Raton, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Kanat Islam was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Norberto Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.
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