Higa vs Rosales

Who won Higa vs Rosales?

Cristofer Rosales beat Daigo Higa by technical knockout in the 9th round on Sunday, April 15th, 2018, at Arena, Kanagawa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC flyweight championship of the world.

Higa vs Rosales stats

Back in April 2018, Cristofer Rosales stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Higa had a massive power advantage over Rosales, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Rosales' 65%.

Cristofer Rosales was the older man by 1 year, at 24 years old.

Rosales had a height advantage of 4 inches over Higa. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Cristofer Rosales and Daigo Higa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rosales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year earlier than Higa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 149 more professional rounds, totaling 285 compared to Higa's 136.

Daigo Higa was ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Higa vs Rosales form

Daigo Higa had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Moises Fuentes on February 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Prefectural Budokan, Okinawa, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Thomas Masson on October 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Juan Hernandez Navarrete on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Diomel Diocos on February 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Korakuen Hall.

He had defeated Felipe Cagubcob Jr on November 5, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Korakuen Hall.

Activity check

Rosales' last 4 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

Higa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Higa vs Rosales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Higa vs Rosales?

Cristofer Rosales was a 7/1 (+700) underdog going into the contest, while Daigo Higa made his way into the ring at 7/100 (-1400) with oddsmakers.