Ancajas vs Kinoshita

Who won Ancajas vs Kinoshita?

Jerwin Ancajas beat Teiru Kinoshita by technical knockout in the 7th round on Sunday, July 2nd, 2017, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

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 IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

Ancajas vs Kinoshita stats

Back in July 2017, Jerwin Ancajas stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Teiru Kinoshita made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ancajas had a massive power advantage over Kinoshita, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Kinoshita's 32%.

Jerwin Ancajas was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Kinoshita had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ancajas. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jerwin Ancajas fought out of the orthodox stance, while Teiru Kinoshita was a southpaw.

Ancajas was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 2 months later than Kinoshita, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, totaling 257 compared to Kinoshita's 176.

Ancajas vs Kinoshita form

Ancajas had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jose Alfredo Rodriguez on January 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Prior to that, he had won against McJoe Arroyo on September 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Strike Coliseum, Bacoor, Philippines.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Paul Apolinario on November 13, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Philippine Navy Gymnasium Bonifacio Naval Station, Taguig City.

Before that, he had defeated Juan Purisima on May 30, 2015, by knockout in the 9th round at Lagao Gym, General Santos City.

He had won against Fadhili Majiha on November 23, 2014, by knockout in the 3rd round at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Activity check

Ancajas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ancajas vs Kinoshita start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ancajas vs Kinoshita?

Jerwin Ancajas was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Teiru Kinoshita made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.