Inoue vs Payano

Who won Inoue vs Payano?

Naoya Inoue beat Juan Carlos Payano by knockout in the 1st round on Sunday 7th October 2018 at Arena in Kanagawa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This was a quarter final of the World Boxing Super Series.

This contest was for the WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Relikh vs Troyanovsky for the WBA World Super Lightweight championship.

Inoue vs Payano stats

Back in October 2018, Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Juan Carlos Payano made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Inoue had a massive power advantage over Payano, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Payano's 45%.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Inoue had 3-inch reach advantage.

Naoya Inoue fought out of the orthodox stance, while Juan Carlos Payano was a southpaw.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year and 1 month later than Payano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 156 to Payano's 174.

Juan Carlos Payano was ranked number 4 by the WBA and 7 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Inoue vs Payano form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jamie McDonnell on 25th May 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Yoan Boyeaux on 30th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Bunka Gym, Kanagawa.

Going into that contest, he had beat Antonio Nieves on 9th September 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Before that, he had won against Ricardo Rodriguez on 21st May 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Japan.

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

Juan Carlos Payano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Alexis Santiago on 22nd August 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Rau’shee Warren on 18th June 2016 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rau’shee Warren on 2nd August 2015 by split decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Full Sail University, Winter Park.

Before that, he had won against Anselmo Moreno on 26th September 2014 by technical decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Mesquite Arena, Mesquite.

He had defeated German Meraz on 22nd February 2014 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Naoya Inoue had been fighting more than Juan Carlos Payano.

Going to this contest, Naoya Inoue had last fought 4 months and 12 days ago, while Juan Carlos Payano's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 15 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Payano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Payano start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Arena, Kanagawa, 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.

Who broadcast Inoue vs Payano?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Payano?

Naoya Inoue was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Juan Carlos Payano made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.