Inoue vs Basapean

Who won Inoue vs Basapean?

Naoya Inoue beat Wittawas Basapean by technical knockout in the 11th round on Friday 5th September 2014 at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium in Zama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the WBC championship of the world.

Inoue vs Basapean stats

Back in September 2014, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Wittawas Basapean made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Inoue had a massive power advantage over Basapean, boosting at 83% knock out percentage over Basapean's 29%.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 8 years, at 22 years old.

Inoue had a height advantage of 4 inches over Basapean. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Naoya Inoue & Wittawas Basapean fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year later than Basapean, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 114 less professional rounds, 156 to Basapean's 270.

Activity check

What time did Inoue vs Basapean start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Zama, Japan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Basapean?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Inoue vs Basapean.