Yafai vs Gauto

Who won Yafai vs Gauto?

Galal Yafai beat Agustin Mauro Gauto by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 6th April 2024 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Richardson Hitchins beating Gustavo Daniel Lemos for the IBF World Junior Welterweight championship. Also, on the undercard Diego Pacheco beat Shawn McCalman, Skye Nicolson defeated Sarah Mahfoud, Marc Castro was victorious over Abraham Montoya, Steven Navarro beat Jose Lopez and Harley Mederos defeated Pedro Vicente Scharbaai.

Yafai vs Gauto stats

Galal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Agustin Mauro Gauto made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Galal Yafai was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Gauto had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yafai.

Both Galal Yafai & Agustin Mauro Gauto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2022, 4 year and 5 months later than Gauto, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 40 to Gauto's 84.

Galal Yafai went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO and 7 by the IBF at flyweight.

Yafai vs Gauto form

Yafai remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Rocco Santomauro on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Tommy Frank on 19th August 2023 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Moises Calleros on 1st April 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at o2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Gohan Rodriguez Garcia on 5th November 2022 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had beat Miguel Cartagena on 30th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Gauto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Gauto?

Yafai vs Gauto was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Gauto?

Galal Yafai was a 1/8 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Agustin Mauro Gauto made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+670) with oddsmakers.