Shimomachi vs Tsugawa

Who won Shimomachi vs Tsugawa?

Toshiki Shimomachi beat Ryuya Tsugawa by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 96-93, 97-92 in favor of winner Toshiki Shimomachi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

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, Ismael Barroso was overcome by Andy Hiraoka for the WBA Interim World Super Lightweight and WBA World Super Lightweight titles, and Jin Sasaki was victorious over Qamil Balla.

Shimomachi vs Tsugawa stats

Back in September 2024, Toshiki Shimomachi stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws.

Ryuya Tsugawa made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Toshiki Shimomachi was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Shimomachi had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tsugawa. Despite this, Tsugawa had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Toshiki Shimomachi fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ryuya Tsugawa was an orthodox fighter.

Shimomachi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Tsugawa, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 65 more professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Tsugawa's 60.

Toshiki Shimomachi went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

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What time did Shimomachi vs Tsugawa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:30 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan, which was 2:30 AM EST or 11:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Shimomachi vs Tsugawa?

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

What were the odds on Shimomachi vs Tsugawa?

Toshiki Shimomachi was a 27/100 (-370) favorite going into the contest, while Ryuya Tsugawa made his way into the ring at 27/10 (+270) with oddsmakers.