Froilan Saludar
Saludar
Philippines flag
VS
Jan 26 2024
Friday

NUSTAR Resort and Casino, Cebu City, Philippines

12 round contest @ Bantamweight
Keita Kurihara
Kurihara
Japan flag
34-7-1
KO 8
KO 8
17-8-1

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The tape

35
Age
31
5' 5" / 165 cm
Height
5' 8" / 172 cm
70.1" / 178 cm
Reach
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Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

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Form
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34
Wins
17
0
By KO
0
0
KO%
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7
Loses
8
1
Draws
1
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Debut
2011

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WBC
13
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Froilan Saludar vs Keita Kurihara report


Who won Saludar vs Kurihara?

Keita Kurihara beat Froilan Saludar by knockout in the 8th round on Friday, January 26th, 2024, at NUSTAR Resort and Casino, Cebu City.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Christian Araneta's and Arvin Magramo's clash.

Saludar vs Kurihara stats

Back in January 2024, Froilan Saludar stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw.

Keita Kurihara made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw.

Froilan Saludar was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Kurihara had a height advantage of 3 inches over Saludar.

Both Froilan Saludar and Keita Kurihara fought out of an orthodox stance.

Saludar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Kurihara, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 96 more professional rounds, totaling 211 compared to Kurihara's 115.

Froilan Saludar went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Keita Kurihara was ranked number 13 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Saludar vs Kurihara form

Froilan Saludar had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Keita Kurihara on October 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Luis Nery on July 8, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Metepec, México, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Andrew Moloney on December 21, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Star Event Centre, New South Wales, Australia.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sho Kimura on July 27, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Qingdao Guosen Gymnasium, Qingdao, China.

He had lost to Takuma Inoue on September 4, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sky Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Saludar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Kurihara's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Saludar vs Kurihara start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at NUSTAR Resort and Casino, Cebu City, Philippines, 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.

What were the odds on Saludar vs Kurihara?

Froilan Saludar was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Keita Kurihara made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.

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