Yaegashi vs Tecuapetla

Who won Yaegashi vs Tecuapetla?

Akira Yaegashi beat Martin Tecuapetla by split decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, May 8th, 2016, at Ariake Colosseum, Japan.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Akira Yaegashi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the IBF championship of the world.

Yaegashi vs Tecuapetla stats

Back in May 2016, Akira Yaegashi stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Tecuapetla made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 3 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tecuapetla had a large advantage in power over Yaegashi, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Yaegashi's 52%.

Akira Yaegashi was the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Tecuapetla had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yaegashi. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Akira Yaegashi and Martin Tecuapetla fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yaegashi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Tecuapetla, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 255 compared to Tecuapetla's 195.

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Yaegashi's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

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