Ishida vs Gonzalez

Who won Ishida vs Gonzalez?

Israel Gonzalez beat Sho Ishida by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 28th, 2019, at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

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

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).

Ishida vs Gonzalez stats

Back in December 2019, Sho Ishida stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Israel Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ishida had a slight advantage in power over Gonzalez, with a 54% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 46%.

Sho Ishida was the older man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Ishida had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gonzalez. Despite this, Gonzalez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Sho Ishida and Israel Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ishida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 235 compared to Gonzalez's 217.

Sho Ishida went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Israel Gonzalez was ranked number 14 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Ishida vs Gonzalez form

Ishida 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 lost to Kal Yafai on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Millennium Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ryuichi Funai on April 17, 2016, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ryuta Otsuka on December 31, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had defeated Hayato Kimura on September 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had won against Taiki Eto on April 22, 2015, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka.

Activity check

Ishida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

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