Kaikanha vs Navarrete

Who won Kaikanha vs Navarrete?

Juan Hernandez Navarrete beat Nawaphon Kaikanha by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 4th, 2017, at National Stadium Gymnasium, Bangkok.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC flyweight championship of the world.

Kaikanha vs Navarrete stats

Back in March 2017, Juan Hernandez Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nawaphon Kaikanha made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 36 wins and 0 draws, with 28 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kaikanha had a slight advantage in power over Navarrete, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Navarrete's 73%.

Juan Hernandez Navarrete was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Kaikanha had a height advantage of 2 inches over Navarrete. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Juan Hernandez Navarrete and Nawaphon Kaikanha fought out of an orthodox stance.

Navarrete was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Kaikanha, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 145 fewer professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Kaikanha's 312.

Juan Hernandez Navarrete went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 14 by the IBF at flyweight.

Nawaphon Kaikanha was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Kaikanha vs Navarrete form

Navarrete 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 defeated Omar Nino Romero on June 11, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Carrillo on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Auditorio Benito Juárez, Veracruz.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jesus Silvestre on February 6, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Arena Coliseo, Mexico City.

Before that, he had won against Raymond Tabugon on November 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Auditorio Miguel Barragan, San Luis Potosi.

He had beaten Ramon Garcia Hirales on August 15, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Estadio de Beisbol Alberto Vega Chavez, Guamuchil.

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Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Kaikanha vs Navarrete start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at National Stadium Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kaikanha vs Navarrete?

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