Britain's Yafai wins WBA super-flyweight title

Published Dec. 10, 2016 5:04 p.m. ET

MANCHESTER, England (AP) British fighter Khalid Yafai won the WBA super-flyweight title after beating Luis Concepcion of Panama by a unanimous points decision on Saturday.

The judges called the fight 120-108, 119-108 and 117-110 in favor of Yafai, who knocked down Concepcion in the 10th round and made the cleaner punches.

Concepcion arrived in Britain as the champion, but was stripped of the title after failing to make weight and wasn't fighting for the title.

It was one of two world title fights on a packed card at Manchester Arena, with the heavyweight contest between IBF champion Anthony Joshua and Eric Molina the other.