Yafai vs Cunningham

Who won Yafai vs Cunningham?

Jason Cunningham beat Gamal Yafai by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 15th, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The scorecards were announced as 114-111, 114-111, 115-110 in favor of winner Jason Cunningham.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joshua Buatsi beating Daniel Blenda Dos Santos. Also on the undercard Lerrone Richards defeated Giovanni De Carolis, Dalton Smith was victorious over Lee Appleyard, and Tommy McCarthy beat Alexandru Jur.

Yafai vs Cunningham stats

Back in May 2021, Gamal Yafai stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jason Cunningham made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had a massive power advantage over Cunningham, boasting a 56% knockout percentage compared to Cunningham's 21%.

Gamal Yafai was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Cunningham had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yafai.

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

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 5 months later than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 133 fewer professional rounds, totaling 140 compared to Cunningham's 273.

Gamal Yafai went into the fight ranked number 10 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Yafai vs Cunningham 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 defeated Luca Rigoldi on December 17, 2020, by points in the 12th round at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia, Italy.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gavin McDonnell on March 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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

Jason Cunningham had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Michael Horabin on February 22, 2020, by points in the 4th round at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Adam Hutchinson on October 4, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Michael Mooney on July 19, 2019, by points in the 4th round at Magna Centre, Yorkshire.

Before that, he had lost to Michael Conlan on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had been beaten by Kal Yafai on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight championship fight at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jason Cunningham had been fighting more than Gamal Yafai.

Going into this contest, Gamal Yafai had last fought 4 months and 28 days ago, while Jason Cunningham's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 23 days ago.

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Cunningham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Cunningham start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Cunningham?

Yafai vs Cunningham was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Cunningham?

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