Periban vs Yildirim

Who won Periban vs Yildirim?

Avni Yildirim beat Marco Antonio Periban by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 13th, 2017, at Teatro Palcco, Jalisco.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Avni Yildirim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Periban vs Yildirim stats

Back in May 2017, Avni Yildirim stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marco Antonio Periban made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yildirim had a slight advantage in power over Periban, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Periban's 64%.

Avni Yildirim was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Periban had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yildirim. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Avni Yildirim and Marco Antonio Periban fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yildirim was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 6 months later than Periban, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 109 more professional rounds, totaling 145 compared to Periban's 36.

Marco Antonio Periban was ranked number 8 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Periban vs Yildirim form

Yildirim had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Aliaksandr Sushchyts on February 18, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy.

Prior to that, he had won against Schiller Hyppolite on November 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Ballhaus Forum, Munich, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Aaron Pryor Jr on August 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Huxleys, Kreuzberg.

Before that, he had defeated Timur Nikarkhoev on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Iron gym- Forckenberckstr 9-13, Schmargendorf.

He had won against Zoltan Sera on May 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Petko's Gym, Dachau.

Activity check

Yildirim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Periban vs Yildirim start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Teatro Palcco, Jalisco, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Periban vs Yildirim?

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