Ioka vs Sosa

Who won Ioka vs Sosa?

Kazuto Ioka beat Roberto Domingo Sosa by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, September 27th, 2015, at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 119-109, 119-109 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 Sosa stats

Back in September 2015, Kazuto Ioka stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roberto Domingo Sosa made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ioka had a slight advantage in power over Sosa, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Sosa's 54%.

Kazuto Ioka was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Ioka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sosa. Despite this, Sosa had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Kazuto Ioka and Roberto Domingo Sosa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ioka was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 1 month later than Sosa, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 160 more professional rounds, totaling 331 compared to Sosa's 171.

Activity check

Ioka's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

Sosa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

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