Inoue vs Kongkan

Who won Inoue vs Kongkan?

Takeshi Inoue beat Niwat Kongkan by technical knockout in the 8th round on Friday, November 10th, 2017, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Inoue vs Kongkan stats

Back in November 2017, Takeshi Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Niwat Kongkan made his way to the ring with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kongkan had a massive power advantage over Inoue, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Inoue's 55%.

Takeshi Inoue was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Both Takeshi Inoue and Niwat Kongkan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 7 months later than Kongkan, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 94 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Kongkan's 78.

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Inoue's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Kongkan?

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