Ioka vs Cintron

Who won Ioka vs Cintron?

Kazuto Ioka beat Jeyvier Cintron by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Tuesday, December 31st, 2019, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

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

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.

The undercard featured the clash of Tanaka vs Tuolehazi for the WBO World Flyweight championship.

Ioka vs Cintron stats

Back in December 2019, Kazuto Ioka stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jeyvier Cintron made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Ioka had an advantage in power over Cintron, with a 58% knockout percentage compared to Cintron's 45%.

Kazuto Ioka was the older man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Cintron had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ioka. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Kazuto Ioka and Jeyvier Cintron fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ioka was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years earlier than Cintron, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 248 more professional rounds, totaling 331 compared to Cintron's 83.

Jeyvier Cintron was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 115lb division.

Ioka vs Cintron form

Ioka had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Aston Palicte on June 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Donnie Nietes on December 31, 2018, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao, Macao.

Going into that contest, he had defeated McWilliams Arroyo on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Noknoi Sitthiprasert on April 23, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

He had won against Keyvin Lara on July 20, 2016, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Cintron had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Koki Eto on August 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Osceola Heritage Center, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Koki Eto on May 25, 2019 ended in a no contest at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eliecer Quezada on March 29, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.

Before that, he had defeated Marvin Solano on December 7, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto.

He had won against Alonso Melendez on September 1, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino, San Juan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jeyvier Cintron had been fighting more than Kazuto Ioka.

Going into this contest, Kazuto Ioka had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Jeyvier Cintron's last outing had been 4 months and 29 days ago.

Ioka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Cintron's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ioka vs Cintron start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ioka vs Cintron?

Kazuto Ioka was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Jeyvier Cintron made his way into the ring at 163/100 (+160) with oddsmakers.