Jenkinson vs Yafai

Who won Jenkinson vs Yafai?

Gamal Yafai beat Bobby Jenkinson by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 5th March 2016 at Genting Arena in Birmingham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

Jenkinson vs Yafai stats

Back in March 2016, Bobby Jenkinson stepped into the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 1  draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gamal Yafai made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 0 draws, with 3 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Yafai had advantage in power over Jenkinson, with a 38% knock out percentage over Jenkinson's 22%.

Bobby Jenkinson was the same age as Gamal Yafai, at 24 years old.

Both Bobby Jenkinson & Gamal Yafai fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jenkinson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Yafai, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 70 less professional rounds, 70 to Yafai's 140.

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Yafai's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jenkinson vs Yafai?

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