Teraji vs Olascuaga

Who won Teraji vs Olascuaga?

Kenshiro Teraji beat Anthony Olascuaga by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, April 8th, 2023, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

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 unified jr flyweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and WBC belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Kiko Martinez was defeated by Reiya Abe for the IBF World Featherweight championship, Takuma Inoue beat Liborio Solis for the WBA World Bantamweight belt, and Jin Sasaki defeated Keita Obara.

Teraji vs Olascuaga stats

Back in April 2023, Kenshiro Teraji stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Anthony Olascuaga made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 5 wins and 0 draws.

Kenshiro Teraji was the older man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Teraji had a height advantage of 1 inch over Olascuaga. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Kenshiro Teraji and Anthony Olascuaga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Teraji was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Olascuaga, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 142 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Olascuaga's 43.

Anthony Olascuaga was ranked number 4 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBC in the 108lb division.

Teraji vs Olascuaga form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Hiroto Kyoguchi on November 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Masamichi Yabuki on March 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

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

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.

Activity check

Teraji's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Olascuaga's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

What time did Teraji vs Olascuaga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, 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 Teraji vs Olascuaga?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Teraji vs Olascuaga?

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