Ito vs Herring

Who won Ito vs Herring?

Jamel Herring beat Masayuki Ito by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 25th, 2019, at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 116-112, 118-110 in favor of winner Jamel Herring.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super featherweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Pedraza vs Torres.

Ito vs Herring stats

Back in May 2019, Masayuki Ito stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jamel Herring made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Herring had a slight advantage in power over Ito, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Ito's 52%.

Masayuki Ito was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Herring had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ito.

Both Masayuki Ito and Jamel Herring fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ito was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Herring, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, totaling 224 compared to Herring's 183.

Jamel Herring was ranked number 9 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Ito vs Herring form

Ito had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Evgeny Chuprakov on December 30, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Christopher Diaz on July 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Kissimmee, Florida, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vergil Puton on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Glenn Enterina on September 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had defeated Lorenzo Villanueva on April 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Herring 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 won against Adeilson Dos Santos on December 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at American Bank Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against John Vincent Moralde on September 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Juan Pablo Sanchez on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ladarius Miller on August 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

He had beaten Art Hovhannisyan on February 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Huntington Center, Ohio.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Masayuki Ito had been fighting more than Jamel Herring.

Going into this contest, Masayuki Ito had last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Jamel Herring's last outing had been 5 months and 11 days ago.

Ito's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Herring's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ito vs Herring start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ito vs Herring?

Ito vs Herring was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Ito vs Herring?

Masayuki Ito was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Jamel Herring made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.