Selby vs Flores

Who won Selby vs Flores?

Andrew Selby beat Maximino Flores by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 7th, 2017, at York Hall, London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Andrew Selby.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the IBF flyweight championship of the world.

Selby vs Flores stats

Back in October 2017, Andrew Selby stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Maximino Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Andrew Selby was the older man by 35 years, at 28 years old.

Both Andrew Selby and Maximino Flores fought out of an orthodox stance.

Selby was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 7 months later than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 59 fewer professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Flores' 151.

Andrew Selby went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at flyweight.

Maximino Flores was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Selby vs Flores form

Selby had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Cristofer Rosales on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Cristofer Rosales on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ardin Diale on February 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olympia, Kensington.

Before that, he had beaten Jake Bornea on November 18, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had defeated Felix Moncada on October 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh.

Activity check

Selby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Selby vs Flores start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Selby vs Flores?

Selby vs Flores was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Selby vs Flores?

Andrew Selby was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Maximino Flores made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.