Riku Kano
Kano
Japan flag
VS
Jul 20 2024
Saturday

Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan

12 round contest @ Flyweight
22-4-2
KO 3
KO 3
6-1-0

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Belts on The Line

WBO World Flyweight Championship

The tape

26
Age
25
5' 4" / 162 cm
Height
5' 4" / 163 cm
65.7" / 167 cm
Reach
65.4" / 166 cm
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

TKOUDSDUDTKO
Form
TKOTKOTKORTDUD
22
Wins
6
0
By KO
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0
KO%
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4
Loses
1
2
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2020

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Riku Kano vs Anthony Olascuaga report


Who won Kano vs Olascuaga?

Anthony Olascuaga beat Riku Kano by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, July 20th, 2024, at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

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 WBO flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Junto Nakatani beating Vincent Astrolabio for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Jonathan Rodriguez lost to Tenshin Nasukawa.

Kano vs Olascuaga stats

Back in July 2024, Riku Kano stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws.

Anthony Olascuaga made his way to the ring with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Riku Kano was the older man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Kano had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Riku Kano fought out of the southpaw stance, while Anthony Olascuaga was an orthodox fighter.

Kano was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Olascuaga, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 144 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Olascuaga's 42.

Riku Kano went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO at flyweight.

Anthony Olascuaga was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

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Olascuaga's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Kano vs Olascuaga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, 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.

Who broadcast Kano vs Olascuaga?

Kano vs Olascuaga was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Kano vs Olascuaga?

Riku Kano was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Anthony Olascuaga made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.

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