Kameda vs Medina

Who won Kameda vs Medina?

Tomoki Kameda beat Abigail Medina by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Monday, November 12th, 2018, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-111, 116-112 in favor of winner Tomoki Kameda.

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 vacant WBC super bantamweight championship of the world.

Kameda vs Medina stats

Back in November 2018, Tomoki Kameda stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abigail Medina made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kameda had a slight advantage in power over Medina, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Medina's 53%.

Tomoki Kameda was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Kameda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Medina.

Both Tomoki Kameda and Abigail Medina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kameda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 month later than Medina, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 191 more professional rounds, totaling 337 compared to Medina's 146.

Tomoki Kameda went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 8 by the WBO at super bantamweight.

Abigail Medina was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 122lb division.

Kameda vs Medina form

Kameda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Pipat Chaiporn on March 10, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jamie McDonnell on May 9, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo.

Before that, he had defeated Alejandro Hernandez on November 1, 2014, by split decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

He had beaten Pungluang Sor Singyu on July 12, 2014, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Kameda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 4 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Kameda vs Medina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kameda vs Medina?

Tomoki Kameda was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Abigail Medina made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.