Who won Teraji vs Rosales?
Kenshiro Teraji beat Cristofer Rosales by technical knockout in the 11th round on Sunday, October 13th, 2024, at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).
This contest was for the vacant WBC flyweight championship of the world.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Takuma Inoue losing to Seiya Tsutsumi for the WBA World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Seigo Yuri Akui beat Thananchai Charunphak for the WBA World Flyweight belt, and Shokichi Iwata defeated Jairo Noriega for the WBO World Junior Flyweight title.
Teraji vs Rosales stats
Kenshiro Teraji stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.
Cristofer Rosales made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws.
Kenshiro Teraji was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.
Rosales had a height advantage of 2 inches over Teraji. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Both Kenshiro Teraji and Cristofer Rosales fought out of an orthodox stance.
Teraji was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 2 months later than Rosales, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 100 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Rosales' 285.
Kenshiro Teraji went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at flyweight.
Cristofer Rosales was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 112lb division.
Teraji vs Rosales form
Teraji 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 beaten Carlos Canizales on January 23, 2024, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
Prior to that, 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.
Going into that contest, he had won against 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.
Before that, he had beaten 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.
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.
Rosales had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Joselito Velasquez on December 3, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Julio Cesar Martinez on December 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Charlie Edwards on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had won against Paddy Barnes on August 18, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland.
He had defeated Daigo Higa on April 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kenshiro Teraji had been fighting more than Cristofer Rosales.
Going into this contest, Kenshiro Teraji had last fought 8 months and 20 days ago, while Cristofer Rosales' last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 10 days ago.
Teraji's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
Rosales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
What time did Teraji vs Rosales start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, which was 5:30 AM EST or 2:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:30 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Teraji vs Rosales?
Teraji vs Rosales was broadcast on Sky Sports+ in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.
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