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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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29 | Nov 18, 2023 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Nov 05, 2022 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
27 | Feb 29, 2020 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
26 | Jun 29, 2019 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
25 | Nov 24, 2018 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
24 | May 26, 2018 | 28 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
23 | Oct 28, 2017 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
22 | May 13, 2017 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
21 | Dec 10, 2016 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
20 | Oct 22, 2016 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Jun 25, 2016 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
18 | Mar 05, 2016 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
17 | Oct 17, 2015 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
16 | Sep 05, 2015 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
15 | May 09, 2015 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Mar 28, 2015 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Nov 15, 2014 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
12 | Sep 20, 2014 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
11 | May 21, 2014 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
10 | Dec 14, 2013 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Oct 26, 2013 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Mar 30, 2013 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
7 | Jan 19, 2013 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
6 | Dec 08, 2012 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Nov 17, 2012 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Oct 20, 2012 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Sep 22, 2012 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Sep 08, 2012 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jul 07, 2012 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |