When is Inoue vs Ancajas?

Naoya Inoue could fight Jerwin Ancajas in Autumn/Fall 2023 in 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).

Inoue vs Ancajas stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jerwin Ancajas would make his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 loses and 2 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a large advantage in power over Ancajas, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Ancajas' 67%.

Naoya Inoue is the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

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

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

Inoue is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 year and 2 months later than Ancajas, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 105 less professional rounds, 138 to Ancajas' 243.

Inoue vs Ancajas form

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

In his last fight, he defeated Paul Butler on 13th December 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Nonito Donaire on 7th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beat Aran Dipaen on 14th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Michael Dasmarinas on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beat Jason Moloney on 31st October 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Ancajas has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Fernando Martinez on 8th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, Carson, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jonathan Javier Rodriguez on 10th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had won against Miguel Gonzalez on 7th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico.

He had defeated Ryuichi Funai on 4th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, California, United States.

Activity check

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

Naoya Inoue last fought 3 months and 18 days ago, while Jerwin Ancajas' last outing was 5 months and 23 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 5 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Ancajas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

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