Norman Jr vs Sasaki

Who won Norman Jr vs Sasaki?

Brian Norman Jr beat Jin Sasaki by knockout in the 5th round on Thursday, June 19th, 2025, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.

Norman Jr was making his 3rd defense of the WBO World Welterweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in August 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 318 days (10 months and 14 days).

The undercard featured the clash of Araneta vs Simsri for the IBF World Junior Flyweight championship.

Norman Jr vs Sasaki stats

Brian Norman Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jin Sasaki made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Brian Norman Jr was the older man by 1 year, at 24 years old.

Sasaki had a height advantage of 1 inch over Norman Jr. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Brian Norman Jr and Jin Sasaki fought out of an orthodox stance.

Norman Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 7 months earlier than Sasaki, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, totaling 100 compared to Sasaki's 92.

Jin Sasaki was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brian Norman Jr had been fighting more than Jin Sasaki.

Going into this contest, Brian Norman Jr had last fought 2 months and 21 days ago, while Jin Sasaki's last outing had been 4 months and 26 days ago.

Norman Jr's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

Sasaki's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Norman Jr vs Sasaki start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Norman Jr vs Sasaki?

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

What were the odds on Norman Jr vs Sasaki?

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