Inoue vs Nonaka

Who won Inoue vs Nonaka?

Takeshi Inoue beat Yuki Nonaka by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, April 26th, 2018, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Takeshi Inoue.

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 Nonaka stats

Back in April 2018, Takeshi Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Yuki Nonaka made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 9 losses and 3 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Inoue had a large advantage in power over Nonaka, boasting a 58% knockout percentage compared to Nonaka's 32%.

Takeshi Inoue was the younger man by 12 years, at 29 years old.

Nonaka had a height advantage of 4 inches over Inoue.

Takeshi Inoue fought out of the orthodox stance, while Yuki Nonaka was a southpaw.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 14 years and 8 months later than Nonaka, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 205 fewer professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Nonaka's 377.

Takeshi Inoue went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 6 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Yuki Nonaka was ranked number 11 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

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Inoue's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Nonaka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Nonaka?

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