Inoue vs Dipaen

Who won Inoue vs Dipaen?

Naoya Inoue beat Aran Dipaen by technical knockout in the 8th round on Tuesday, December 14th, 2021, at Kokugikan, 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 unified bantamweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.

The undercard featured the clash of Mendez vs Taniguchi for the WBO World Minimumweight championship.

Inoue vs Dipaen stats

Back in December 2021, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Aran Dipaen made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dipaen had a slight advantage in power over Inoue, with a 92% knockout percentage compared to Inoue's 86%.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Inoue had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dipaen.

Both Naoya Inoue and Aran Dipaen fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Dipaen, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 83 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Dipaen's 86.

Aran Dipaen was ranked number 10 by the WBA, and 5 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

Inoue vs Dipaen form

Inoue remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Michael Dasmarinas on June 19, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jason Moloney on October 31, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nonito Donaire on November 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Emmanuel Rodriguez on May 18, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBA World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Juan Carlos Payano on October 7, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Dipaen start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, 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 Inoue vs Dipaen?

Naoya Inoue was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Aran Dipaen made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.