Corrales vs Uchiyama

Who won Corrales vs Uchiyama?

Jezreel Corrales beat Takashi Uchiyama by knockout in the 2nd round on Wednesday, April 27th, 2016, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

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

Corrales vs Uchiyama stats

Back in April 2016, Jezreel Corrales stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Takashi Uchiyama made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 1 draw, with 20 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Uchiyama had a massive power advantage over Corrales, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Corrales' 37%.

Jezreel Corrales was the younger man by 12 years, at 25 years old.

Uchiyama had a height advantage of 2 inches over Corrales. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Jezreel Corrales fought out of the southpaw stance, while Takashi Uchiyama was an orthodox fighter.

Corrales was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 6 months later than Uchiyama, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, totaling 201 compared to Uchiyama's 171.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jezreel Corrales had been fighting more than Takashi Uchiyama.

Going into this contest, Jezreel Corrales had last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Takashi Uchiyama's last outing had been 3 months and 27 days ago.

Corrales' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Uchiyama's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Corrales vs Uchiyama?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Corrales vs Uchiyama.