Teraji vs Canizales

Who won Teraji vs Canizales?

Kenshiro Teraji beat Carlos Canizales by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024, at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 113-113, 114-112, 114-112 in favor of winner Kenshiro Teraji.

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, WBC, and The Ring belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Artem Dalakian was defeated by Seigo Yuri Akui for the WBA World Flyweight championship, and Luis Robles Pacheco lost to Tenshin Nasukawa.

Teraji vs Canizales stats

Back in January 2024, Kenshiro Teraji stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Carlos Canizales made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Kenshiro Teraji was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Teraji had a height advantage of 2 inches over Canizales. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Kenshiro Teraji and Carlos Canizales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Teraji's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Canizales', having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 30 days later than Canizales, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Canizales' 169.

Carlos Canizales was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBC in the 108lb division.

Teraji vs Canizales form

Kenshiro Teraji had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Hekkie Budler on September 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Anthony Olascuaga on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

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.

Canizales had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Daniel Matellon on June 9, 2023, by technical decision in their 8 round contest at Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Prior to that, he had lost to Esteban Bermudez on May 28, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sho Kimura on May 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Fuzhou, China.

Before that, he had won against Bin Lu on July 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He had defeated Reiya Konishi on March 18, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Portopia Hotel, Hyogo, Japan.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Kenshiro Teraji had last fought 4 months and 5 days ago, while Carlos Canizales' last outing had been 7 months and 14 days ago.

Teraji's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Canizales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Teraji vs Canizales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Teraji vs Canizales?

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

What were the odds on Teraji vs Canizales?

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