Yafai vs Oliva

Who won Yafai vs Oliva?

Galal Yafai beat Sergio Orozco Oliva by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, at Park Community Arena, Sheffield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 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 Rhiannon Dixon losing to Terri Harper. Also on the undercard Peter McGrail beat Brad Foster, Ibraheem Sulaimaan defeated Kevin Trana, Josh Babb was victorious over Kelvin Madjid, Connan Murray lost to Marco Simmonds, and Brandon Scott defeated Calum Turnbull.

Yafai vs Oliva stats

Back in September 2024, Galal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Sergio Orozco Oliva made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws.

Galal Yafai was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Both Galal Yafai and Sergio Orozco Oliva fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 13 years and 8 months later than Oliva, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 50 fewer professional rounds, totaling 49 compared to Oliva's 99.

Galal Yafai went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at flyweight.

Yafai vs Oliva form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Agustin Mauro Gauto on April 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Rocco Santomauro on December 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tommy Frank on August 19, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Moises Calleros on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at o2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Gohan Rodriguez Garcia on November 5, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Oliva start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Oliva?

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