Yafai vs Cunningham

Who won Yafai vs Cunningham?

Kal Yafai beat Jason Cunningham by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 17th October 2015 at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) in 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 loses and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Yafai had a massive power advantage over Cunningham, boosting at 69% knock out percentage over 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 months later than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 105 less professional rounds, 168 to Cunningham's 273.

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Yafai's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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