Yafai vs Cunningham

Who won Yafai vs Cunningham?

Kal Yafai beat Jason Cunningham by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 17th, 2015, at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 119-108, 120-107 in favor of winner Kal Yafai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Yafai vs Cunningham stats

Back in October 2015, Kal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jason Cunningham made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a massive power advantage over Cunningham, boasting a 69% knockout percentage compared to Cunningham's 35%.

Kal Yafai was the same age as Jason Cunningham, at 26 years old.

Cunningham had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yafai. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kal Yafai fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jason Cunningham was a southpaw.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 months later than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 105 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Cunningham's 273.

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Yafai's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Cunningham?

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