Dlamini vs Kameda II

Who won Dlamini vs Kameda II?

Tomoki Kameda beat Lerato Dlamini by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, at Yamato Arena, Suita.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 114-113, 114-113 in favor of winner Tomoki Kameda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Shigeoka vs Salva.

Dlamini vs Kameda II stats

Back in August 2024, Tomoki Kameda stepped into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Lerato Dlamini made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Tomoki Kameda was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Kameda had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dlamini.

Both Tomoki Kameda and Lerato Dlamini fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kameda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Dlamini, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 190 more professional rounds, totaling 337 compared to Dlamini's 147.

Tomoki Kameda went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at featherweight.

Lerato Dlamini was ranked number 14 by the WBC, and 2 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Dlamini vs Kameda II form

Tomoki Kameda had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Lerato Dlamini on October 7, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Rey Vargas on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abigail Medina on November 12, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Pipat Chaiporn on March 10, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had lost to Jamie McDonnell on September 6, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Activity check

Kameda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Dlamini's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Dlamini vs Kameda II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:20 AM UTC at Yamato Arena, Suita, Japan, which was 6:20 AM EST or 3:20 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:20 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dlamini vs Kameda II?

Tomoki Kameda was a 1/2 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Lerato Dlamini made his way into the ring at 8/5 (+160) with oddsmakers.