Inoue vs Carmona

Who won Inoue vs Carmona?

Naoya Inoue beat David Carmona by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, May 8th, 2016, at Ariake Colosseum, Zama.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 116-111, 118-109 in favor of winner Naoya Inoue.

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 Carmona stats

Back in May 2016, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Carmona made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 5 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Inoue had a massive power advantage over Carmona, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Carmona's 40%.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 2 years, at 23 years old.

Inoue had a height advantage of 1 inch over Carmona. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Naoya Inoue and David Carmona fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 2 months later than Carmona, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 32 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Carmona's 201.

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Inoue's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Carmona start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Ariake Colosseum, 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 Carmona?

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