Inoue vs Carmona

Who won Inoue vs Carmona?

Naoya Inoue beat David Carmona by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 8th May 2016 at Ariake Colosseum in 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 loses and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Inoue had a massive power advantage over Carmona, boosting at 89% knock out percentage over Carmona's 40%.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 1 year, at 24 years old.

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

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

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 year and 2 months later than Carmona, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 45 less professional rounds, 156 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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