Iwasa vs Doheny

Who won Iwasa vs Doheny?

TJ Doheny beat Ryosuke Iwasa by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, August 16th, 2018, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-112, 115-113 in favor of winner TJ Doheny.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super bantamweight championship of the world.

Iwasa vs Doheny stats

Back in August 2018, TJ Doheny stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryosuke Iwasa made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Doheny had a slight advantage in power over Iwasa, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Iwasa's 64%.

TJ Doheny was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Iwasa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Doheny. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both TJ Doheny and Ryosuke Iwasa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Doheny was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 8 months later than Iwasa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 30 fewer professional rounds, totaling 178 compared to Iwasa's 208.

Ryosuke Iwasa was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Iwasa vs Doheny form

Iwasa 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 won against Ernesto Saulong on March 1, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Yukinori Oguni on September 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Glenn Medura on March 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Aekkawee Kaewmanee on July 12, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had won against Dennis Tubieron on February 6, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

Doheny's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Iwasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Iwasa vs Doheny start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Iwasa vs Doheny?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Iwasa vs Doheny?

TJ Doheny was a 163/100 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Ryosuke Iwasa made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.