Inoue vs Jarupianlerd

Who won Inoue vs Jarupianlerd?

Naoya Inoue beat Karoon Jarupianlerd by knockout in the 10th round on Sunday, September 4th, 2016, at Sky Arena, Zama.

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 Jarupianlerd stats

Back in September 2016, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Karoon Jarupianlerd made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Inoue had a massive power advantage over Jarupianlerd, boasting a 80% knockout percentage compared to Jarupianlerd's 47%.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 8 years, at 23 years old.

Both Naoya Inoue and Karoon Jarupianlerd fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 4 months later than Jarupianlerd, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 192 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Jarupianlerd's 361.

Naoya Inoue went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Karoon Jarupianlerd was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Inoue vs Jarupianlerd 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 won against David Carmona on May 8, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Zama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Warlito Parrenas on December 29, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Zama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Omar Andres Narvaez on December 30, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Metropolitan Gym, Caseros.

Before that, he had defeated Wittawas Basapean on September 5, 2014, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Zama.

He had won against Adrian Hernandez on April 6, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

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Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Jarupianlerd start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 AM UTC at Sky Arena, Zama, Japan, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Jarupianlerd?

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