Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-02-29, great fight thanks to a high pace from the first bell: Khalid Yafai vs Roman Gonzalez is one of the best boxing fights of the year 2020 and it gets four stars! Moreover this match was ranked in the ‘Top 10 Boxing Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
The undefeated former Olympian and Wba super-Flw champion Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 26-0-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Juan Francisco Estrada). In his last three fights he has won over David Carmona (Khalid Yafai vs David Carmona), Israel Gonzalez (Khalid Yafai vs Israel Gonzalez) and Norbelto Jimenez (Khalid Yafai vs Norbelto Jimenez).
His opponent, the former world champion in four different weight classes Roman Gonzalez, has a record of 48-2-0 (40 KOs=83%) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, both against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (controversial decision, boxing Fight of the Year candidate, Roman Gonzalez vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai I and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Roman Gonzalez II), but then he has defeated Moises Fuentes (Roman Gonzalez vs Moises Fuentes) and Diomel Diocos. Kal Yafai vs Gonzalez is valid for the WBA World super flyweight title (Yafai’s sixth defense); undercard of Mikey Garcia vs Jessie Vargas. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-29, fight not particularly good between Kal Yafai and Norbelto Jimenez: it gets two stars.
The undefeated former Olympian and Wba super-Flw champion Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect record of 25-0-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Juan Francisco Estrada). In his last three fights he has won over Sho Ishida (Khalid Yafai vs Sho Ishida), David Carmona (Khalid Yafai vs David Carmona) and Israel Gonzalez (Khalid Yafai vs Israel Gonzalez).
His opponent, Norbelto Jimenez, has a boxing record of 29-8-4 (16 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 23, 2018 when he defeated Renson Robles; his last defeat occurred in 2011 when he faced Ruben Vicente, since then he has collected 27 victories and three draws. Kal Yafai vs Jimenez is valid for the WBA World super flyweight title (Yafai’s fifth defense); undercard of Demetrius Andrade vs Maciej Sulecki. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-24, pretty good fight between Khalid Yafai and Israel Gonzalez: it gets three stars.
The undefeated former Olympian and Wba super-Flw champion Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 24-0-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Srisaket Sor Rungvisai). In his last three fights Kal has won over Suguru Muranaka (Yafai vs Muranaka), Sho Ishida (Khalid Yafai vs Sho Ishida) and David Carmona (Khalid Yafai vs David Carmona).
His opponent, Israel Gonzalez, has a record of 23-2-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2018 losing to Jerwin Ancajas (Jerwin Ancajas vs Israel Gonzalez) but then he has defeated Jairo Gutierrez and Daniel Arturo Vega. Kal Yafai vs Gonzalez is valid for the WBA World super flyweight title (Yafai’s fourth defense); undercard of Denis Lebedev vs Mike Wilson. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-26, nice exchanges between Khalid Yafai and David Carmona: it gets three stars.
The undefeated former Olympian and Wba super-Flw champion Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 23-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Srisaket Sor Rungvisai). Kal fought twice last year winning over Suguru Muranaka (Yafai vs Muranaka) and Sho Ishida (Khalid Yafai vs Sho Ishida).
His opponent, David Carmona, has an official record of 21-5-5 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.37 bantamweight but he lost three out of his last four bouts, against Naoya Inoue (Inoue vs Carmona), Carlos Cuadras (Cuadras vs Carmona) and Daniel Lozano (David Carmona vs Daniel Lozano 2); after this bout he came back to win with Jesus Iribe in 2018. Yafai vs Carmona is on the undercard of Jerwin Ancajas vs Jonas Sultan. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-28, disappointing fight between Khalid Yafai and Sho Ishida: it gets two stars.
Both undefeated the Wba super-Flw champion Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 22-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Srisaket Sor Rungvisai) while his opponent, Sho Ishida, has an official record of 24-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. In their last three fights Kal has beat Johnson Tellez, Luis Concepcion (=Concepcion vs Yafai) and Suguru Muranaka (=Yafai vs Muranaka) while Ishida has defeated Ryuichi Funai, Phetnamnung Sisaketphattana and Patiphon Saithonggym. Kal Yafai vs Ishida is valid for the WBA World super flyweight title (Yafai’s second defense); undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Carlos Takam. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-13, pretty good fight between Kal Yafai and Suguru Muranaka: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Wba super-Flw champion Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Srisaket Sor Rungvisai). He fought four times last year winning over Dixon Flores (=Yafai vs Flores), Jozsef Ajtai, Johnson Tellez and Luis Concepcion (=Concepcion vs Yafai).
His opponent, Suguru Muranaka, has an official record of 25-2-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Tomoya Kaneshiro in 2006, since then he has collected 18 victories and one draw. Khalid Yafai vs Suguru Muranaka is valid for the WBA World super flyweight title (Kal’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, too much holding and too many interruptions between Kal Yafai and Luis Concepcion: it gets two stars.
The former Wba Flw and current Wba super-Flw champion Luis Concepcion entered this fight with a professional record of 35-4-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Roman Gonzalez). He lost to Carlos Cuadras last year (=Cuadras vs Concepcion) but then he has won three fights beating Hernan Marquez (=Concepcion vs Marquez 3) and Kohei Kono in his last two (=Concepcion vs Kono).
His opponent, the undefeated Khalid Yafai, has a perfect boxing record of 20-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He has fought three times in 2016 winning over Dixon Flores (=Yafai vs Flores), Jozsef Ajtai and Johnson Tellez. ‘El Nica’ Concepcion vs Yafai is valid for the WBA World super flyweight title; undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Eric Molina. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-05, great start between Khalid Yafai and Dixon Flores: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect record of 17-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 super flyweight in the world. He fought four times last year beating Jason Cunningham in his last one (=Yafai vs Cunningham).
His opponent, Dixon Flores, has a boxing record of 12-3-2 (4 knockouts) and he entered as the No.26 bantamweight. He fought four times in 2015 losing once, against Carlos Cuadras (=Cuadras vs Flores), after this bout he came back to win against Jose Perez. Kal Yafai vs Flores is valid for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental super flyweight title; undercard of Sam Eggington vs Bradley Skeete. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-10-17, some good exchanges between Khalid Yafai and Jason Cunningham but it is not enough to get three stars, it gets two.
The undefeated Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 16-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.22 super flyweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2015 beating Cristofer Rosales, Isaac Quaye and Aron Juarez.
His opponent, Jason Cunningham, has an official record of 17-2-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.35 bantamweight. He lost to Jason Booth last year but then he has won four consecutive bouts defeating Marlon Prado in his last one. Kal Yafai vs Cunningham is valid for the vacant BBBofC British super flyweight title; undercard of Sam Eggington vs Dale Evans (who replaces Frankie Gavin). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-15, some good exchanges between Khalid Yafai and Everth Briceno but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The undefeated Khalid Yafai entered this fight with a perfect record of 12-0-0 (9 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.27 super flyweight in the world while his opponent, Everth Briceno, has a record of 35-9-2 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.82 in the same weight class. Yafai has fought twice in 2014 beating Yaqub Kareem and Herald Molina (=Yafai vs Molina) while Briceno lost to Carlos Rueda. Yafai vs Briceno is on the undercard of Matthew Macklin vs Jorge Heiland. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-02-29, great fight thanks to a high pace from the first bell: Khalid Yafai vs Roman Gonzalez is one of the best boxing fights of the year 2020 and it gets four stars! Moreover this match was ranked in the ‘Top 10 Boxing Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
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