VS
Jun 19 2021
Saturday

Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States

12 round contest @ Bantamweight
20-0-0
KO 3
KO 3
30-2-1

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Belts on The Line

Vacant WBA Super World Bantamweight Championship
IBF World Bantamweight Championship

The tape

28
Age
28
5' 5" / 164 cm
Height
5' 7" / 170 cm
68.1" / 173 cm
Reach
-
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Tape record

KOUDKOKOTKO
Form
TKOUDSDKOTKO
20
Wins
30
17
By KO
20
85
KO%
67
0
Loses
2
0
Draws
1
2012
Debut
2012

Tape rankings @ Bantamweight

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The Ring
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WBA
8
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WBC
-
-
WBO
-
-
IBF
1

Naoya Inoue vs Michael Dasmarinas report


Who won Inoue vs Dasmarinas?

Naoya Inoue beat Michael Dasmarinas by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, June 19th, 2021, at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the unified bantamweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Mikaela Mayer was victorious over Erica Anabella Farias, and Adam Lopez lost to Isaac Dogboe.

Inoue vs Dasmarinas stats

Back in June 2021, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Dasmarinas made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Inoue had an advantage in power over Dasmarinas, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Dasmarinas' 67%.

Naoya Inoue was the same age as Michael Dasmarinas, at 28 years old.

Dasmarinas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Inoue.

Naoya Inoue fought out of the orthodox stance, while Michael Dasmarinas was a southpaw.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months later than Dasmarinas, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 20 fewer professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Dasmarinas' 182.

Michael Dasmarinas was ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 1 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

Inoue vs Dasmarinas form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jason Moloney on October 31, 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nonito Donaire on November 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Emmanuel Rodriguez on May 18, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBA World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Juan Carlos Payano on October 7, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

He had beaten Jamie McDonnell on May 25, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Activity check

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Dasmarinas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Dasmarinas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Inoue vs Dasmarinas?

The ESPN show began at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 3:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Inoue vs Dasmarinas?

Naoya Inoue was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Dasmarinas made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.

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