Olascuaga vs Iimura

When is Olascuaga vs Iimura?

Anthony Olascuaga is set to square off against Jukiya Iimura on Sunday, March 15th, 2026, at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest is for the WBO flyweight championship of the world.

Olascuaga will be making his 5th defense of the WBO World Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Riku Kano in July 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 6 months and 25 days.

This final_eliminator will appear on the undercard of Nonito Donaire's and Riku Masuda's clash for the WBA World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Thammanoon Niyomtrong's and Shokichi Iwata's contest for the WBC World Light Flyweight belt, and Ryusei Matsumoto's and Yuni Takada's bout for the WBA World Minimumweight title.

Olascuaga vs Iimura stats

Anthony Olascuaga steps into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jukiya Iimura will make his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Olascuaga has a massive power advantage over Iimura, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Iimura's 22%.

Anthony Olascuaga is the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Iimura has a height advantage of 1 inch over Olascuaga.

Both Anthony Olascuaga and Jukiya Iimura fight out of an orthodox stance.

Olascuaga's experience as a professional fighter is relatively equal to Iimura's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 months earlier than Iimura, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 61 compared to Iimura's 84.

Anthony Olascuaga goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at flyweight.

Jukiya Iimura is currently ranked number 10 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 9 by The Ring in the 112lb division.

Olascuaga vs Iimura form

Olascuaga has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Taku Kuwahara on December 17, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Carlos Camacho on September 11, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hiroto Kyoguchi on March 13, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Jonathan Gonzalez on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had beaten Riku Kano on July 20, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

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Olascuaga's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time does Olascuaga vs Iimura start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan, which is 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Olascuaga vs Iimura?

Anthony Olascuaga is currently 1/12 (-1200) to win the fight outright, while you can get 6/1 (+600) on Jukiya Iimura if you fancy the massive upset.

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