Tszyu vs Inoue

Who won Tszyu vs Inoue?

Tim Tszyu beat Takeshi Inoue by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, at Qudos Bank Arena, New South Wales.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 119-108, 120-107 in favor of winner Tim Tszyu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Tszyu vs Inoue stats

Back in November 2021, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Takeshi Inoue made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tszyu had an advantage in power over Inoue, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Inoue's 59%.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Tszyu had a height advantage of 1 inch over Inoue.

Both Tim Tszyu and Takeshi Inoue fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 4 months later than Inoue, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 28 fewer professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Inoue's 172.

Tszyu vs Inoue form

Tszyu had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Dennis Hogan on March 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Bowyn Morgan on December 16, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Bankwest Stadium, New South Wales.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jeff Horn on August 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Queensland.

Before that, he had beaten Jack Brubaker on December 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales.

He had defeated Dwight Ritchie on August 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales.

Inoue had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cheng Su on January 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jaime Munguia on January 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Houston, Texas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yuki Nonaka on April 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had defeated Niwat Kongkan on November 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had beaten Riku Nagahama on August 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tim Tszyu had been fighting more than Takeshi Inoue.

Going into this contest, Tim Tszyu had last fought 7 months and 17 days ago, while Takeshi Inoue's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 30 days ago.

Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Inoue start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Qudos Bank Arena, New South Wales, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Inoue?

Tim Tszyu was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Takeshi Inoue made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.