Diaz vs Ito

Who won Diaz vs Ito?

Masayuki Ito beat Christopher Diaz by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 28th, 2018, at Kissimmee, Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 117-110, 118-109 in favor of winner Masayuki Ito.

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 WBO super featherweight championship of the world.

Diaz vs Ito stats

Back in July 2018, Masayuki Ito stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Christopher Diaz made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Diaz had an advantage in power over Ito, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Ito's 52%.

Masayuki Ito was the older man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Ito had a height advantage of 3 inches over Diaz.

Both Masayuki Ito and Christopher Diaz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ito was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, totaling 224 compared to Diaz's 176.

Masayuki Ito went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Christopher Diaz was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Activity check

Ito's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Diaz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What time did Diaz vs Ito start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Kissimmee, Florida, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Diaz vs Ito?

Diaz vs Ito was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Diaz vs Ito?

Masayuki Ito was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Christopher Diaz made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.