Who won Zerafa vs Nawai?
Michael Zerafa beat Siliveni Nawai by technical knockout in the 4th round on Monday, December 20th, 2021, at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds .
Zerafa vs Nawai stats
Back in December 2021, Michael Zerafa stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Siliveni Nawai made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Nawai had a slight advantage in power over Zerafa, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Zerafa's 61%.
Michael Zerafa was the older man by 32 years, at 30 years old.
Both Michael Zerafa and Siliveni Nawai fought out of an orthodox stance.
Zerafa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 months earlier than Nawai, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 145 more professional rounds, totaling 214 compared to Nawai's 69.
Zerafa vs Nawai form
Michael Zerafa had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Anthony Mundine on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jeff Horn on December 18, 2019, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Jeff Horn on August 31, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria.
Before that, he had lost to Kell Brook on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
He had beaten Jose Agustin Feria on August 31, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Croatian Club, Victoria, Australia.
Activity check
Zerafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
What time did Zerafa vs Nawai start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.
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