Yamanaka vs Moreno II

Who won Yamanaka vs Moreno II?

Shinsuke Yamanaka beat Anselmo Moreno by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday 16th September 2016 at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka.

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 WBC bantamweight championship of the world.

Yamanaka vs Moreno II stats

Back in September 2016, Shinsuke Yamanaka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero loses and 2  draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anselmo Moreno made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Yamanaka had a massive power advantage over Moreno, boosting at 68% knock out percentage over Moreno's 33%.

Shinsuke Yamanaka was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Both Shinsuke Yamanaka & Anselmo Moreno fought out of a southpaw stance.

Yamanaka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 year and 9 months later than Moreno, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 380 less professional rounds, 0 to Moreno's 380.

Yamanaka vs Moreno II form

Yamanaka had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Liborio Solis on 4th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat Anselmo Moreno on 22nd September 2015 by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Diego Ricardo Santillan on 16th April 2015 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka.

Before that, he had beat Suriyan Kaikanha on 22nd October 2014 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Osaka.

He had defeated Stephane Jamoye on 23rd April 2014 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka.

Anselmo Moreno had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Suriyan Kaikanha on 30th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Shinsuke Yamanaka on 22nd September 2015 by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Juan Carlos Payano on 26th September 2014 by technical decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Mesquite Arena, Mesquite, United States.

Before that, he had won against Javier Nicolas Chacon on 22nd March 2014 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

He had defeated William Urina on 10th August 2013 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Megapolis Convention Center, Panama City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shinsuke Yamanaka had been fighting more than Anselmo Moreno.

Going to this contest, Shinsuke Yamanaka had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Anselmo Moreno's last outing had been 4 months and 17 days ago.

Yamanaka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yamanaka vs Moreno II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yamanaka vs Moreno II?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Yamanaka vs Moreno II.