Inoue vs Kono

Who won Inoue vs Kono?

Naoya Inoue beat Kohei Kono by technical knockout in the 6th round on Friday, December 30th, 2016, at Ariake Colosseum, Auckland.

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 Kono stats

Back in December 2016, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kohei Kono made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Inoue had a massive power advantage over Kono, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Kono's 41%.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 12 years, at 24 years old.

Kono had a height advantage of 1 inch over Inoue. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Naoya Inoue and Kohei Kono fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 years and 10 months later than Kono, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 176 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Kono's 345.

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.

Kohei Kono 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 Kono form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Karoon Jarupianlerd on September 4, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Sky Arena, Zama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated David Carmona on May 8, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Zama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten 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.

Kohei Kono had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Luis Concepcion on August 31, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tanawat Phonnaku on April 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tanawat Phonnaku on April 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Koki Kameda on October 16, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

He had drawn with Norbelto Jimenez on December 31, 2014, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kohei Kono had been fighting more than Naoya Inoue.

Going into this contest, Naoya Inoue had last fought 3 months and 26 days ago, while Kohei Kono's last outing had been 3 months and 29 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Kono's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Kono start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Ariake Colosseum, Auckland, Japan, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Kono?

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