Yafai vs Gonzalez

Who won Yafai vs Gonzalez?

Kal Yafai beat Israel Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 24th, 2018, at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 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).

This contest was for the WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Denis Lebedev beating Mike Wilson. Also on the undercard Michael Hunter defeated Alexander Ustinov, and Frank Buglioni was defeated by Fanlong Meng.

Yafai vs Gonzalez stats

Back in November 2018, Kal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Israel Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yafai had an advantage in power over Gonzalez, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 43%.

Kal Yafai was the older man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yafai. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Kal Yafai and Israel Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Gonzalez's 221.

Israel Gonzalez was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 115lb division.

Yafai vs Gonzalez form

Yafai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated David Carmona on May 26, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Selland Arena, Fresno, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sho Ishida on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Millennium Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Suguru Muranaka on May 13, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan.

Before that, he had won against Luis Concepcion on December 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Jozsef Ajtai on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Gonzalez?

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

What were the odds on Yafai vs Gonzalez?

Kal Yafai was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Israel Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 599/50 (+1200) with oddsmakers.