Rigoldi vs Yafai

Who won Rigoldi vs Yafai?

Gamal Yafai beat Luca Rigoldi on points over 12 rounds on Thursday, December 17th, 2020, at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Gamal Yafai.

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).

Rigoldi vs Yafai stats

Back in December 2020, Luca Rigoldi stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gamal Yafai made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a large advantage in power over Rigoldi, boasting a 59% knockout percentage compared to Rigoldi's 36%.

Luca Rigoldi was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Yafai had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rigoldi.

Luca Rigoldi fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gamal Yafai was an orthodox fighter.

Rigoldi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 months later than Yafai, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 114 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Yafai's 140.

Luca Rigoldi went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Rigoldi vs Yafai form

Yafai had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gavin McDonnell on March 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Josh Wale on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bobby Jenkinson on March 5, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship fight at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had won against Nasibu Ramadhani on October 17, 2015, by points in the 10th round at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

He had beaten Angel Lorente on August 1, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

Activity check

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Rigoldi vs Yafai start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia, Italy, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rigoldi vs Yafai?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Rigoldi vs Yafai?

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