Inoue vs Boyeaux

Who won Inoue vs Boyeaux?

Naoya Inoue beat Yoan Boyeaux by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, December 30th, 2017, at Bunka Gym, Kanagawa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super flyweight championship of the world.

Inoue vs Boyeaux stats

Back in December 2017, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Yoan Boyeaux made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.

Both Naoya Inoue and Yoan Boyeaux fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 10 months later than Boyeaux, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 37 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Boyeaux's 206.

Inoue vs Boyeaux form

Inoue remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Antonio Nieves on September 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ricardo Rodriguez on May 21, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kohei Kono on December 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Auckland.

Before that, he had beaten Karoon Jarupianlerd on September 4, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Sky Arena, Zama.

He had defeated David Carmona on May 8, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Zama.

Activity check

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Boyeaux start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Bunka Gym, Kanagawa, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Boyeaux?

Naoya Inoue was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Yoan Boyeaux made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.