Ancajas vs Funai

Who won Ancajas vs Funai?

Jerwin Ancajas beat Ryuichi Funai by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, May 4th, 2019, at Stockton Arena, California.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Jerwin Ancajas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev's and Radivoje Kalajdzic's clash for the IBF World Light Heavyweight championship.

Ancajas vs Funai stats

Back in May 2019, Jerwin Ancajas stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryuichi Funai made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Funai had a slight advantage in power over Ancajas, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Ancajas' 67%.

Jerwin Ancajas was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Funai had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ancajas.

Both Jerwin Ancajas and Ryuichi Funai fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ancajas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 5 months later than Funai, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 161 more professional rounds, totaling 262 compared to Funai's 101.

Ryuichi Funai was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Ancajas vs Funai form

Ancajas had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Alejandro Santiago on September 28, 2018, by split draw in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Oracle Arena, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jonas Sultan on May 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Selland Arena, Fresno, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Israel Gonzalez on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Before that, he had defeated Jamie Conlan on November 18, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

He had won against Teiru Kinoshita on July 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia.

Activity check

Ancajas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Funai's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Ancajas vs Funai start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Stockton Arena, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ancajas vs Funai?

Ancajas vs Funai was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Ancajas vs Funai?

Jerwin Ancajas was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Ryuichi Funai made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.