Kamegai vs Karass

Who won Kamegai vs Karass?

Yoshihiro Kamegai beat Jesus Soto Karass by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, September 10th, 2016, at Forum, Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 79-72, 78-73, 78-73 in favor of winner Yoshihiro Kamegai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over rounds in the Kamegai vs Karass division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 kg).

Kamegai vs Karass stats

Back in September 2016, Yoshihiro Kamegai stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses, and 2  draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesus Soto Karass made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses and 4 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kamegai had a large advantage in power over Karass, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Karass' 64%.

Yoshihiro Kamegai was the same age as Jesus Soto Karass, at 34 years old.

Karass had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kamegai. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Yoshihiro Kamegai and Jesus Soto Karass fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kamegai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 4 months later than Karass, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 320 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Karass' 320.

Kamegai vs Karass form

Yoshihiro Kamegai had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Jesus Soto Karass on April 15, 2016, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Nelson Gulpe on October 3, 2015, by knockout in the 3rd round at Korakuen Hall, Los Angeles, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alfonso Gomez on March 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Oscar Godoy on December 13, 2014, by technical knockout in the 4th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Robert Guerrero on June 21, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

Kamegai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Karass' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.7 rounds on average.

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