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May 13 2017
Saturday

Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan

12 round contest @ Super Flyweight
Suguru Muranaka
Muranaka
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21-0-0 
UD 12
UD 12
25-2-1

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WBA World Super Flyweight Championship

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28
Age
32
5' 4" / 163 cm
Height
5' 4" / 163 cm
64.6" / 164 cm
Reach
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Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

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Form
MDUDTKOUDTKO
21
Wins
25
14
By KO
8
67
KO%
32
0
Loses
2
Draws
1
2012
Debut
2004

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Kal Yafai vs Suguru Muranaka report


Who won Yafai vs Muranaka?

Kal Yafai beat Suguru Muranaka by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 13th May 2017 at Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 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 Muranaka stats

Back in May 2017, Kal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Suguru Muranaka made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Yafai had a massive power advantage over Muranaka, boosting at 67% knock out percentage over Muranaka's 32%.

Kal Yafai was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Both Kal Yafai & Suguru Muranaka fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 year and 7 months later than Muranaka, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 168 to Muranaka's 187.

Yafai vs Muranaka form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Luis Concepcion on 10th December 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jozsef Ajtai on 25th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beat Dixon Flores on 5th March 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had won against Jason Cunningham on 17th October 2015 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Flyweight championship fight at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

He had beat Aron Juarez on 5th September 2015 by knockout in the 1st round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

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Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 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 Muranaka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Muranaka?

Yafai vs Muranaka was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Muranaka?

Kal Yafai was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Suguru Muranaka made his way into the ring at 209/25 (+840) with oddsmakers.

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Result

Kal

Yafai

Suguru

Muranaka

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Round 1

Yafai
draw
Muranaka
Fight Finished Early

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Kal Yafai

Suguru Muranaka

108

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