McDonnell vs Inoue

Who won McDonnell vs Inoue?

Naoya Inoue beat Jamie McDonnell by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday 25th May 2018 at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This contest was for the WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

McDonnell vs Inoue stats

Back in May 2018, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jamie McDonnell made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Inoue had a massive power advantage over McDonnell, boosting at 87% knock out percentage over McDonnell's 45%.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

McDonnell had a height advantage of 5 inches over Inoue. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Naoya Inoue & Jamie McDonnell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 year later than McDonnell, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 90 less professional rounds, 156 to McDonnell's 246.

Jamie McDonnell was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 118lb division.

McDonnell vs Inoue form

Inoue remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Yoan Boyeaux on 30th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Bunka Gym, Kanagawa, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat Antonio Nieves on 9th September 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ricardo Rodriguez on 21st May 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Japan.

Before that, he had beat Kohei Kono on 30th December 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Auckland.

He had defeated Karoon Jarupianlerd on 4th September 2016 by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Sky Arena, Zama.

McDonnell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Liborio Solis on 4th November 2017 by technical decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Previous to that, he had won against Liborio Solis on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Fernando Vargas on 9th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Tomoki Kameda on 6th September 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

He had won against Tomoki Kameda on 9th May 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Naoya Inoue had been fighting more than Jamie McDonnell.

Going to this contest, Naoya Inoue had last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Jamie McDonnell's last outing had been 6 months and 21 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

McDonnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did McDonnell vs Inoue start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast McDonnell vs Inoue?

McDonnell vs Inoue was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on McDonnell vs Inoue?

Naoya Inoue was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Jamie McDonnell made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.