Munguia vs Inoue

Who won Munguia vs Inoue?

Jaime Munguia beat Takeshi Inoue by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 26th, 2019, at Houston, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 120-108 in favor of winner Jaime Munguia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

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

The undercard featured the clash of Rojas vs Xu for the WBA World Featherweight championship.

Munguia vs Inoue stats

Back in January 2019, Jaime Munguia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Takeshi Inoue made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 1 draw, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Munguia had a large advantage in power over Inoue, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Inoue's 54%.

Jaime Munguia was the younger man by 6 years, at 23 years old.

Munguia had a height advantage of 4 inches over Inoue.

Both Jaime Munguia and Takeshi Inoue fought out of an orthodox stance.

Munguia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year earlier than Inoue, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, totaling 221 compared to Inoue's 172.

Takeshi Inoue was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Munguia vs Inoue form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Brandon Cook on September 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Liam Smith on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sadam Ali on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Johnny Navarrete on March 17, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena José Sulaimán, Nuevo León, Mexico.

He had won against Jose Carlos Paz on February 10, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Quintana Roo.

Inoue had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Yuki Nonaka on April 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Niwat Kongkan on November 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Riku Nagahama on August 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Koshinmaru Saito on April 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had beaten Akinori Watanabe on January 14, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaime Munguia had been fighting more than Takeshi Inoue.

Going into this contest, Jaime Munguia had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Takeshi Inoue's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Munguia vs Inoue start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Houston, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Munguia vs Inoue?

Munguia vs Inoue was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Munguia vs Inoue?

Jaime Munguia was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Takeshi Inoue made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.