Inoue vs Sanpattan

Who won Inoue vs Sanpattan?

Takuma Inoue beat Tasana Salapat by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, December 30th, 2018, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Takuma Inoue.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Masayuki Ito's and Evgeny Chuprakov's clash for the WBO World Junior Lightweight championship.

Inoue vs Sanpattan stats

Back in December 2018, Takuma Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tasana Salapat made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 48 wins and 0 draws, with 33 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Salapat had a massive power advantage over Inoue, boasting a 69% knockout percentage compared to Inoue's 25%.

Takuma Inoue was the younger man by 3 years, at 23 years old.

Salapat had a height advantage of 2 inches over Inoue. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Takuma Inoue fought out of the orthodox stance, while Tasana Salapat was a southpaw.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 8 months later than Salapat, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 210 fewer professional rounds, totaling 203 compared to Salapat's 413.

Takuma Inoue went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Tasana Salapat was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Inoue vs Sanpattan form

Inoue had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mark John Yap on September 11, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Waldo Sabu on May 25, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kentaro Masuda on December 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bunka Gym, Kanagawa.

Before that, he had won against Hiroyuki Kudaka on August 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had beaten Froilan Saludar on September 4, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sky Arena, Kanagawa.

Activity check

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Sanpattan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Inoue vs Sanpattan?

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

What were the odds on Inoue vs Sanpattan?

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