Inoue vs Nieves

Who won Inoue vs Nieves?

Naoya Inoue beat Antonio Nieves by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, September 9th, 2017, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The scorecards were announced 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 Nieves stats

Back in September 2017, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Antonio Nieves made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

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

Both Naoya Inoue and Antonio Nieves fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Nieves', having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 months later than Nieves, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Nieves' 135.

Inoue vs Nieves form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ricardo Rodriguez on May 21, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kohei Kono on December 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Auckland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Karoon Jarupianlerd on September 4, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Sky Arena, Zama.

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

He had defeated 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.

Activity check

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 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 Nieves start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Inoue vs Nieves?

Inoue vs Nieves was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Nieves?

Naoya Inoue was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Antonio Nieves made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.