Parejo vs Zhakiyanov

Who won Parejo vs Zhakiyanov?

Zhanat Zhakiyanov beat Yonfrez Parejo by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 7th, 2015, at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 116-113 in favor of winner Zhanat Zhakiyanov.

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 vacant WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

Parejo vs Zhakiyanov stats

Back in November 2015, Yonfrez Parejo stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zhanat Zhakiyanov made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zhakiyanov had a large advantage in power over Parejo, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Parejo's 47%.

Yonfrez Parejo was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Both Yonfrez Parejo and Zhanat Zhakiyanov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parejo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 2 months later than Zhakiyanov, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, totaling 183 compared to Zhakiyanov's 142.

Activity check

Zhakiyanov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parejo vs Zhakiyanov?

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