Argumedo vs Takayama

Who won Argumedo vs Takayama?

Jose Argumedo beat Katsunari Takayama by technical decision in their 9 round contest on Thursday, December 31st, 2015, at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 86-85, 87-84, 87-84 in favor of winner Jose Argumedo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the IBF championship of the world.

Argumedo vs Takayama stats

Back in December 2015, Jose Argumedo stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses, and 1  draw, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Katsunari Takayama made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Argumedo had a large advantage in power over Takayama, boasting a 63% knockout percentage compared to Takayama's 40%.

Jose Argumedo was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Argumedo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Takayama. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Argumedo and Katsunari Takayama fought out of an orthodox stance.

Argumedo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 years and 10 months later than Takayama, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 162 fewer professional rounds, totaling 194 compared to Takayama's 356.

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Argumedo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Argumedo vs Takayama?

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