Who won Youmbi vs Zorro?
Aloys Youmbi beat Ellis Zorro by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 26th, 2025, at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.
The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Aloys Youmbi.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Ryan Garner beating Reece Bellotti for the BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Amir Abubaker lost to Carl Fail.
Youmbi vs Zorro stats
Aloys Youmbi stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.
Ellis Zorro made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.
Aloys Youmbi was the younger man by 10 years, at 22 years old.
Zorro had a height advantage of 4 inches over Youmbi. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Aloys Youmbi and Ellis Zorro fought out of an orthodox stance.
Youmbi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 11 months later than Zorro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 52 fewer professional rounds, totaling 43 compared to Zorro's 95.
Aloys Youmbi went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at cruiserweight.
Youmbi vs Zorro form
Zorro had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cheavon Clarke on May 25, 2024, by knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jai Opetaia on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Going into that contest, he had won against Luca D’Ortenzi on October 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had beaten Hosea Burton on May 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.
He had defeated Dec Spelman on September 16, 2022, by points in the 8th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
Activity check
Zorro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.
What time did Youmbi vs Zorro start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM BST at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Youmbi vs Zorro?
Youmbi vs Zorro was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Youmbi vs Zorro?
Aloys Youmbi was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Ellis Zorro made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
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