Cermeno vs Kubo

Who won Cermeno vs Kubo?

Shun Kubo beat Nehomar Cermeno by technical knockout in the 11th round on Sunday, April 9th, 2017, at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 95-94, 95-94 in favor of winner Shun Kubo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA super bantamweight championship of the world.

Cermeno vs Kubo stats

Back in April 2017, Shun Kubo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nehomar Cermeno made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kubo had an advantage in power over Cermeno, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Cermeno's 58%.

Shun Kubo was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Kubo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cermeno.

Shun Kubo fought out of the southpaw stance, while Nehomar Cermeno was an orthodox fighter.

Kubo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 years and 6 months later than Cermeno, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 91 more professional rounds, totaling 91 compared to Cermeno's 0.

Nehomar Cermeno was ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 9 by the WBC in the 122lb division.

Cermeno vs Kubo form

Cermeno had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jun Qiu Xiao on December 17, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Hangzhou, China.

Prior to that, he had defeated Anurak Thisa on September 30, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at China, Wenzhou.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jun Qiu Xiao on June 24, 2016, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Capital Gym, Beijing, China.

Before that, he had won against Lester Medrano on January 15, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 9 round contest at Centro de Convenciones El Cifco, San Salvador, El Salvador.

His contest against Fredy Pengally on October 29, 2015 ended in a no contest at Hotel RIU, Panama City, Panama.

Activity check

Kubo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

Cermeno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Cermeno vs Kubo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cermeno vs Kubo?

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