Lopez vs Kimura

Who won Lopez vs Kimura?

Ganigan Lopez beat Yu Kimura by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, March 4th, 2016, at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-110, 114-114 in favor of winner Ganigan Lopez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

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

Lopez vs Kimura stats

Back in March 2016, Ganigan Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 6 losses, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Yu Kimura made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had a massive power advantage over Kimura, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Kimura's 17%.

Ganigan Lopez was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Lopez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kimura. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ganigan Lopez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Yu Kimura was an orthodox fighter.

Lopez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Kimura, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 159 more professional rounds, totaling 324 compared to Kimura's 165.

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Lopez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lopez vs Kimura?

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