Who won Selby vs Rosales?
Andrew Selby beat Cristofer Rosales by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 26th May 2017 at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 118-109 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).
Selby vs Rosales stats
Back in May 2017, Andrew Selby stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Cristofer Rosales made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Rosales had a slight advantage in power over Selby, with a 65% knock out percentage over Selby's 63%.
Andrew Selby was the older man by 6 years, at 29 years old.
Rosales had a height advantage of 1 inch over Selby.
Both Andrew Selby & Cristofer Rosales fought out of an orthodox stance.
Selby was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 5 months later than Rosales, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 182 less professional rounds, 92 to Rosales' 274.
Andrew Selby went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO and 4 by the IBF at flyweight.
Cristofer Rosales was ranked number 6 by the WBC and 10 by the IBF in the 112lb division.
Selby vs Rosales form
Selby had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ardin Diale on 4th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olympia, Kensington, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Jake Bornea on 18th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat Felix Moncada on 21st October 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh.
Before that, he had defeated Louis Norman on 14th May 2016 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Flyweight championship fight at Ice Arena, Cardiff.
He had won against Brett Fidoe on 11th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Newport Centre, Newport.
Activity check
Selby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
What time did Selby vs Rosales start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Selby vs Rosales?
Selby vs Rosales was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.
What were the odds on Selby vs Rosales?
Andrew Selby was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Cristofer Rosales made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.
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