Yafai vs Wale

Who won Yafai vs Wale?

Gamal Yafai beat Josh Wale by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 30th July 2016 at First Direct Arena in Leeds.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Gamal Yafai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

Yafai vs Wale stats

Gamal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Josh Wale made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 8 loses and 2 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Wale had advantage in power over Yafai, with a 55% knock out percentage over Yafai's 44%.

Gamal Yafai was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Wale had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yafai.

Both Gamal Yafai & Josh Wale fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 year and 7 months later than Wale, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 156 less professional rounds, 140 to Wale's 296.

Yafai vs Wale form

Yafai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Josh Wale on 30th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Bobby Jenkinson on 5th March 2016 by knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship fight at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had beat Nasibu Ramadhani on 17th October 2015 by points in the 10th round at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

Before that, he had defeated Angel Lorente on 1st August 2015 by points in the 6th round at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

He had won against Arnoldo Solano on 9th May 2015 by points in the 8th round at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

Wale had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Dmitrijs Gutmans on 14th May 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Simas Volosinas on 13th February 2016 by points in the 6th round at Dearne Valley Leisure Centre, Denaby Main.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Leigh Wood on 24th October 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had beat Dai Davies on 30th May 2015 by points in the 10th round at Magna Centre, Rotherham.

He had lost to Jazza Dickens on 6th March 2015 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gamal Yafai had been fighting more than Josh Wale.

Going to this contest, Gamal Yafai had last fought 6 years, 9 months and 28 days ago, while Josh Wale's last outing had been 7 years and 14 days ago.

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Wale's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

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