Inoue vs Watanabe

Who won Inoue vs Watanabe?

Takeshi Inoue beat Akinori Watanabe by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, January 14th, 2017, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 79-73, 78-74, 78-74 in favor of winner Takeshi Inoue.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Inoue vs Watanabe stats

Back in January 2017, Takeshi Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Akinori Watanabe made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Watanabe had a massive power advantage over Inoue, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Inoue's 50%.

Takeshi Inoue was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Watanabe had a height advantage of 1 inch over Inoue.

Takeshi Inoue fought out of the orthodox stance, while Akinori Watanabe was a southpaw.

Inoue was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 5 months later than Watanabe, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Watanabe's 162.

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