Barroso vs Hiraoka

Who won Barroso vs Hiraoka?

Andy Hiraoka beat Ismael Barroso by technical knockout in the 9th round on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the unified super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and WBA belts on the line.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue beating TJ Doheny for the IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Yoshiki Takei beat Daigo Higa for the WBO World Bantamweight belt, Jin Sasaki defeated Qamil Balla, and Toshiki Shimomachi was victorious over Ryuya Tsugawa.

Barroso vs Hiraoka stats

Back in September 2024, Ismael Barroso stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws.

Andy Hiraoka made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws.

Ismael Barroso was the older man by 13 years, at 41 years old.

Hiraoka had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barroso. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Ismael Barroso and Andy Hiraoka fought out of a southpaw stance.

Barroso was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 8 years and 3 months earlier than Hiraoka, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 135 compared to Hiraoka's 123.

Andy Hiraoka was ranked number 6 by the WBA, and 12 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Barroso vs Hiraoka form

Ismael Barroso had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ohara Davies on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 13, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Fernando David Saucedo on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had lost to Ohara Davies on November 26, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Nestor Hugo Paniagua on January 30, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Four Ambassadors Hotel, Miami, United States.

Activity check

Barroso's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Barroso vs Hiraoka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan, which was 4:30 AM EST or 1:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Barroso vs Hiraoka?

Barroso vs Hiraoka was broadcast on Sky Sports+ in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Barroso vs Hiraoka?

Ismael Barroso was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Andy Hiraoka made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.