Kal Yafai
Career, Record, Stats
Khalid Yafai (Kal) is a 35-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former super-flyweight world champion. In a career spanning 11 years, 4 months, and 11 days, Yafai amassed a record of 27-2, which includes 15 wins via KO.
Kal Yafai's Boxing Career
Kal Yafai was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England on June 11, 1989. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on July 7, 2012 against Delroy Spencer. Yafai defeated Spencer via 2nd round RTD, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Yafai became a world champion at the age of 27 after 20 professional fights. He challenged Luis Concepción for the vacant WBA super-flyweight title and defeated Concepción via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Yafai's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Jonathan Rodriguez at age 34, on November 18, 2023.
Some of Kal Yafai's best fights have been against Luis Concepción, Sho Ishida, Norbelto Jimenez, David Carmona, Israel González, Jason Cunningham, and Cristofer Rosales. For a complete list of Yafai's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Kal Yafai".
Yafai has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Kal Yafai Losses".
Kal Yafai's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Nov 18, 2023 | 34 |  Jonathan Rodriguez | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Nov 05, 2022 | 33 | Jerald Paclar | win | UD 10 |
27 | Feb 29, 2020 | 30 | 
Román González 32 48-2 | loss | TKO 9 |
26 | Jun 29, 2019 | 30 | 
Norbelto Jimenez 28 29-8-4 | win | UD 12 |
25 | Nov 24, 2018 | 29 | 
Israel González 21 23-2 | win | UD 12 |
24 | May 26, 2018 | 28 | 
David Carmona 27 21-6-5 | win | RTD 7 |
23 | Oct 28, 2017 | 28 | 
Sho Ishida 25 24-0 | win | UD 12 |
22 | May 13, 2017 | 27 | Suguru Muranaka | win | UD 12 |
21 | Dec 10, 2016 | 27 | 
Luis Concepción 31 35-4 | win | UD 12 |
20 | Oct 22, 2016 | 27 | Johnson Tellez | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Jun 25, 2016 | 27 | Jozsef Ajtai | win | TKO 1 |
18 | Mar 05, 2016 | 26 | Dixon Flores | win | KO 1 |
17 | Oct 17, 2015 | 26 | 
Jason Cunningham 26 17-2 | win | UD 12 |
16 | Sep 05, 2015 | 26 | Aron Juarez | win | KO 1 |
15 | May 09, 2015 | 25 | Isaac Quaye | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Mar 28, 2015 | 25 | 
Cristofer Rosales 20 10-1 | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Nov 15, 2014 | 25 | Everth Briceno | win | UD 12 |
12 | Sep 20, 2014 | 25 | Herald Molina | win | KO 2 |
11 | May 21, 2014 | 24 | Yaqub Kareem | win | KO 3 |
10 | Dec 14, 2013 | 24 | Ashley Lane | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Oct 26, 2013 | 24 | Santiago Bustos | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Mar 30, 2013 | 23 | Michael Ramabeletsa | win | PTS 8 |
7 | Jan 19, 2013 | 23 | Gonzalo Garcia | win | RTD 4 |
6 | Dec 08, 2012 | 23 | Jorge Perez | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Nov 17, 2012 | 23 | Pio Antonio Nettuno | win | KO 1 |
4 | Oct 20, 2012 | 23 | Scott Gladwin | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Sep 22, 2012 | 23 | Victor Koh | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Sep 08, 2012 | 23 | Richard Voros | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jul 07, 2012 | 23 | Delroy Spencer | win | RTD 2 |