Yafai vs Ishida

Who won Yafai vs Ishida?

Kal Yafai beat Sho Ishida by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 28th, 2017, at Millennium Stadium, Wales.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 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.

Yafai vs Ishida stats

Back in October 2017, Kal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Sho Ishida made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws.

Kal Yafai was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Ishida had a height advantage of 4 inches over Yafai. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Kal Yafai and Sho Ishida fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 4 months later than Ishida, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 67 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Ishida's 235.

Yafai vs Ishida form

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

In his last fight before this 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Jozsef Ajtai on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Dixon Flores on March 5, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

He had defeated Jason Cunningham on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight championship fight at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

Ishida 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 won against Ryuichi Funai on April 17, 2016, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Ryuta Otsuka on December 31, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Hayato Kimura on September 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had beaten Taiki Eto on April 22, 2015, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka.

He had won against Masato Morisaki on December 31, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Bodymaker Colosseum, Osaka.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kal Yafai had been fighting more than Sho Ishida.

Going into this contest, Kal Yafai had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Sho Ishida's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 11 days ago.

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Ishida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Ishida start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at Millennium Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Ishida?

Yafai vs Ishida was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Ishida?

Kal Yafai was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Sho Ishida made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.