Fuzile vs Ogawa

Who won Fuzile vs Ogawa?

Kenichi Ogawa beat Azinga Fuzile by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 27th, 2021, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 115-110, 115-110, 114-111 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 IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez losing to George Kambosos for the WBA Super World Lightweight and IBF World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Raymond Ford defeated Felix Caraballo, and Zhilei Zhang was victorious over Craig Lewis.

Fuzile vs Ogawa stats

Back in November 2021, Azinga Fuzile stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kenichi Ogawa made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ogawa had an advantage in power over Fuzile, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Fuzile's 60%.

Azinga Fuzile was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Both Azinga Fuzile and Kenichi Ogawa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fuzile was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 7 months later than Ogawa, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 123 compared to Ogawa's 184.

Azinga Fuzile went into the fight ranked number 2 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Kenichi Ogawa was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Fuzile vs Ogawa form

Ogawa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Joe Noynay on December 7, 2019, by technical draw in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tevin Farmer on December 9, 2017, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hirotsugu Yamamoto on July 1, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Satoru Sugita on March 2, 2017, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

He had beaten Rikki Naito on December 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

Fuzile's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Ogawa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Fuzile vs Ogawa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Fuzile vs Ogawa?

Fuzile vs Ogawa was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Fuzile vs Ogawa?

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