Ioka vs Sitthiprasert

Who won Ioka vs Sitthiprasert?

Kazuto Ioka beat Noknoi Sitthiprasert by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, April 23rd, 2017, at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 116-111 in favor of winner Kazuto Ioka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

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

Ioka vs Sitthiprasert stats

Back in April 2017, Kazuto Ioka stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Noknoi Sitthiprasert made his way to the ring with a record of 62 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 38 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ioka had a slight advantage in power over Sitthiprasert, with a 62% knockout percentage compared to Sitthiprasert's 61%.

Kazuto Ioka was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Both Kazuto Ioka and Noknoi Sitthiprasert fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ioka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 44 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years later than Sitthiprasert, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 331 compared to Sitthiprasert's 392.

Noknoi Sitthiprasert was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 112lb division.

Ioka vs Sitthiprasert form

Ioka had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Juan Carlos Reveco on December 31, 2015, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Roberto Domingo Sosa on September 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had defeated Juan Carlos Reveco on April 22, 2015, by majority decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka.

He had won against Jean Piero Perez on December 31, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round at Bodymaker Colosseum, Osaka.

Activity check

Ioka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ioka vs Sitthiprasert start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

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