Tanaka vs Acosta

Who won Tanaka vs Acosta?

Kosei Tanaka beat Angel Acosta by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 20th, 2017, at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Aichi.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 116-111 in favor of winner Kosei Tanaka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the WBO championship of the world.

Tanaka vs Acosta stats

Back in May 2017, Kosei Tanaka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Angel Acosta made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Acosta had a massive power advantage over Tanaka, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Tanaka's 63%.

Kosei Tanaka was the younger man by 5 years, at 22 years old.

Tanaka had a height advantage of 1 inch over Acosta. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Kosei Tanaka and Angel Acosta fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tanaka's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Acosta's, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 months later than Acosta, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Acosta's 154.

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