Periban vs Yildirim

Who won Periban vs Yildirim?

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

The scorecards were announced as 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 loses and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Yildirim had a slight advantage in power over Periban, with a 67% knock out percentage over 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 & Marco Antonio Periban fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yildirim was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 year and 6 months later than Periban, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 109 more professional rounds, 145 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 18th February 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy.

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

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

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

He had won against Zoltan Sera on 23rd May 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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