Esparza vs Fujioka

Who won Esparza vs Fujioka?

Marlen Esparza beat Naoko Fujioka by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 9th, 2022, at Alamodome, San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 97-93, 100-90 in favor of winner Marlen Esparza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Ryan Garcia beating Emmanuel Tagoe. Also on the undercard Gabriel Rosado lost to Shane Mosley Jr, Patrick Teixeira was overcome by Paul Valenzuela Jr, and Azat Hovhannisyan was victorious over Dagoberto Aguero.

Esparza vs Fujioka stats

Back in April 2022, Marlen Esparza stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Naoko Fujioka made her way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fujioka had a large advantage in power over Esparza, boasting a 37% knockout percentage compared to Esparza's 9%.

Marlen Esparza was the younger woman by 14 years, at 32 years old.

Esparza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fujioka. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Marlen Esparza and Naoko Fujioka fought out of an orthodox stance.

Esparza was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 7 years and 6 months later than Fujioka, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 73 fewer professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Fujioka's 195.

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Esparza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 7 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.7 rounds on average.

What time did Esparza vs Fujioka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Esparza vs Fujioka?

Esparza vs Fujioka was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Esparza vs Fujioka?

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