Inoue vs Sabu

Who won Inoue vs Sabu?

Takuma Inoue beat Waldo Sabu by knockout in the 1st round on Friday, May 25th, 2018, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

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).

Inoue vs Sabu stats

Back in May 2018, Takuma Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Waldo Sabu made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Inoue had a slight advantage in power over Sabu, with a 20% knockout percentage compared to Sabu's 17%.

Takuma Inoue was the younger man by 7 years, at 22 years old.

Takuma Inoue fought out of the orthodox stance, while Waldo Sabu was a southpaw.

Inoue was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 10 months later than Sabu, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 203 compared to Sabu's 167.

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Inoue's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Sabu?

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