Who won Ancajas vs Kinoshita?
Jerwin Ancajas beat Teiru Kinoshita by technical knockout in the 7th round on Sunday 2nd July 2017 at Suncorp Stadium in 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 the way of knock out.
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 knock out.
The stats suggested Ancajas had a massive power advantage over Kinoshita, boosting at 65% knock out percentage over Kinoshita's 32%.
Jerwin Ancajas was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 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, 257 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 29th January 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.
Previous to that, he had won against McJoe Arroyo on 3rd September 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Strike Coliseum, Bacoor, Philippines.
Going into that contest, he had beat Paul Apolinario on 13th November 2015 by knockout in the 1st round at Philippine Navy Gymnasium Bonifacio Naval Station, Taguig City.
Before that, he had defeated Juan Purisima on 30th May 2015 by knockout in the 9th round at Lagao Gym, General Santos City.
He had won against Fadhili Majiha on 23rd November 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Teiru Kinoshita made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.
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