Farmer vs Ogawa

Who won Farmer vs Ogawa?

Kenichi Ogawa beat Tevin Farmer by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 9th, 2017, at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Kenichi Ogawa.

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 IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Farmer vs Ogawa stats

Back in December 2017, Kenichi Ogawa stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Tevin Farmer made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Kenichi Ogawa was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Ogawa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Farmer.

Both Kenichi Ogawa and Tevin Farmer fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ogawa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 months earlier than Farmer, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 136 fewer professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Farmer's 325.

Kenichi Ogawa went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Tevin Farmer was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Farmer vs Ogawa form

Tevin Farmer had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Arturo Santos Reyes on April 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, USA.

Prior to that, he had won against Dardan Zenunaj on December 2, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Orlando Rizo on October 14, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Before that, he had defeated Ivan Redkach on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

He had won against Gamaliel Diaz on March 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York.

Activity check

Ogawa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Farmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Farmer vs Ogawa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Farmer vs Ogawa?

Farmer vs Ogawa was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Farmer vs Ogawa?

Kenichi Ogawa was a 733/100 (+730) underdog going into the contest, while Tevin Farmer made his way into the ring at 3/50 (-1700) with oddsmakers.