When is Chiba vs Kurihara?

Kai Chiba is set to face the challenge of Keita Kurihara on Saturday 4th March 2023 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

Chiba vs Kurihara stats

Kai Chiba steps into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Keita Kurihara will make his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 7 loses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Kurihara has a large advantage in power over Chiba, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Chiba's 60%.

Kai Chiba is the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Kurihara has a height advantage of 3 inches over Chiba.

Both Kai Chiba & Keita Kurihara fight out of an orthodox stance.

Chiba is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 year and 7 months later than Kurihara, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 9 more professional rounds, 105 to Kurihara's 96.

Kai Chiba goes into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC and 10 by the RING at bantamweight.

Keita Kurihara is currently ranked number 10 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

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What time does Chiba vs Kurihara start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which is 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Chiba vs Kurihara?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Chiba vs Kurihara yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.