Iwasa vs Doheny

Who won Iwasa vs Doheny?

TJ Doheny beat Ryosuke Iwasa by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday 16th August 2018 at Korakuen Hall in 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 loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Doheny had a slight advantage in power over Iwasa, with a 74% knock out percentage over 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 & Ryosuke Iwasa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Doheny was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 year and 8 months later than Iwasa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 174 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 1st March 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Yukinori Oguni on 13th September 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 beat Glenn Medura on 2nd March 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

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

He had won against Dennis Tubieron on 6th February 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.