Kaikanha vs Astrolabio

Who won Kaikanha vs Astrolabio?

Vincent Astrolabio beat Nawaphon Kaikanha by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, August 26th, 2023, at Tupatemi Airforce Central Stadium, Bangkok.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBC bantamweight championship of the world.

Kaikanha vs Astrolabio stats

Back in August 2023, Nawaphon Kaikanha stepped into the ring with a record of 58 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Vincent Astrolabio made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Nawaphon Kaikanha was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Both Nawaphon Kaikanha and Vincent Astrolabio fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kaikanha was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 39 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Astrolabio, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 170 more professional rounds, totaling 312 compared to Astrolabio's 142.

Nawaphon Kaikanha went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Vincent Astrolabio was ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 12 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Kaikanha vs Astrolabio form

Astrolabio had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jason Moloney on May 13, 2023, by majority decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nikolay Potapov on December 17, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Bantamweight eliminator fight at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Guillermo Rigondeaux on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had won against Jerry Pabila on February 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bula Gym, General Santos City, Philippines.

He had beaten Wilbert Berondo on December 15, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round at Robinson’s Mall Atrium, General Santos City.

Activity check

Kaikanha's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 years, 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

Astrolabio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Kaikanha vs Astrolabio start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Tupatemi Airforce Central Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kaikanha vs Astrolabio?

Nawaphon Kaikanha was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Vincent Astrolabio made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.