Yafai vs Paclar

Who won Yafai vs Paclar?

Kal Yafai beat Jerald Paclar by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 96-93, 96-93 in favor of winner Kal Yafai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol beating Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Chantelle Cameron defeated Jessica McCaskill, Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was victorious over Zelfa Barrett for the IBF World Junior Lightweight title, Galal Yafai beat Gohan Rodriguez Garcia, and Campbell Hatton defeated Denis Bartos.

Yafai vs Paclar stats

Back in November 2022, Kal Yafai stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Jerald Paclar made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws.

Kal Yafai was the older man by 35 years, at 33 years old.

Paclar had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yafai.

Both Kal Yafai and Jerald Paclar fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Paclar, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Paclar's 142.

Yafai vs Paclar form

Yafai had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on February 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Norbelto Jimenez on June 29, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Dunkin Donuts Center, Rhode Island.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Israel Gonzalez on November 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Sho Ishida on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Millennium Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Paclar start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Paclar?

Yafai vs Paclar was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Paclar?

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