Yigit vs Hernandez

Who won Yigit vs Hernandez?

Anthony Yigit beat Sandro Hernandez by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, May 4th, 2019, at Fraport Arena, Hessen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Yigit vs Hernandez stats

Back in May 2019, Anthony Yigit stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sandro Hernandez made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 3 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hernandez had a massive power advantage over Yigit, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Yigit's 32%.

Anthony Yigit was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Both Anthony Yigit and Sandro Hernandez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yigit was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 7 months later than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 92 more professional rounds, totaling 213 compared to Hernandez's 121.

Anthony Yigit went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Yigit vs Hernandez form

Anthony Yigit had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ivan Baranchyk on October 27, 2018, by in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana, New Orleans, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Joe Hughes on December 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sandor Martin on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden.

Before that, he had beaten Lenny Daws on February 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Lenny Daws on February 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Surrey.

Activity check

Yigit's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Yigit vs Hernandez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Fraport Arena, Hessen, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yigit vs Hernandez?

Anthony Yigit was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Sandro Hernandez made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.