Naoya Inoue vs Ancajas

When is Naoya Inoue vs Ancajas?

Naoya Inoue could fight Jerwin Ancajas in Early 2025 Japan.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Naoya Inoue vs Ancajas stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jerwin Ancajas would make his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a large advantage in power over Ancajas, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Ancajas' 66%.

Naoya Inoue is the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Ancajas has a height advantage of 1 inch over Inoue. Despite this, he has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Naoya Inoue and Jerwin Ancajas fight out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 2 months later than Ancajas, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 93 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Ancajas' 262.

Naoya Inoue vs Ancajas form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated TJ Doheny on September 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Nery on May 6, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marlon Tapales on December 26, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Stephen Fulton on July 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had beaten Paul Butler on December 13, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo.

Ancajas has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Takuma Inoue on February 24, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Wilner Soto on June 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Fernando Martinez on October 8, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, Carson.

Before that, he had lost to Fernando Martinez on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had won against Jonathan Javier Rodriguez on April 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Jerwin Ancajas.

Naoya Inoue last fought 4 months and 19 days ago, while Jerwin Ancajas' last outing was 10 months and 29 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 9 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Ancajas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

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