Ioka vs Sosa

Who won Ioka vs Sosa?

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

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

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

Kazuto Ioka was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

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

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

Ioka was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 year and 1 month later than Sosa, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 148 more professional rounds, 319 to Sosa's 171.

Activity check

Ioka's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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