Yabuki vs Teraji II

Who won Yabuki vs Teraji II?

Kenshiro Teraji beat Masamichi Yabuki by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at City Gym, Kyoto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC jr flyweight championship of the world.

Yabuki vs Teraji II stats

Back in March 2022, Masamichi Yabuki stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kenshiro Teraji made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yabuki had a massive power advantage over Teraji, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Teraji's 56%.

Masamichi Yabuki was the same age as Kenshiro Teraji, at 30 years old.

Both Masamichi Yabuki and Kenshiro Teraji fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yabuki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 7 months later than Teraji, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 93 fewer professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Teraji's 185.

Yabuki vs Teraji II form

Yabuki 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 defeated Kenshiro Teraji on September 22, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Toshimasa Ouchi on December 26, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Aioi Hall, Aichi.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tsuyoshi Sato on July 26, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Aioi Hall, Aichi.

Before that, he had won against Rikito Shiba on December 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Aioi Hall, Aichi.

He had beaten Ryuto Oho on May 1, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Teraji had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Masamichi Yabuki on September 22, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tetsuya Hisada on April 24, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had won against Randy Petalcorin on December 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa.

Before that, he had defeated Jonathan Taconing on July 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had beaten Saul Juarez on December 30, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Masamichi Yabuki had been fighting more than Kenshiro Teraji.

Going into this contest, Masamichi Yabuki had last fought 5 months and 25 days ago, while Kenshiro Teraji's last outing had been 5 months and 25 days ago.

Yabuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Teraji's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Yabuki vs Teraji II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 AM UTC at City Gym, Kyoto, Japan, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Yabuki vs Teraji II?

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