Karass vs Kamegai

Who won Karass vs Kamegai?

Yoshihiro Kamegai drew with Jesus Soto Karass by split decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, April 15th, 2016, at Belasco Theater, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 95-95, 96-94, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Karass vs Kamegai stats

Back in April 2016, Yoshihiro Kamegai stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses, and 3  draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesus Soto Karass made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

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

Yoshihiro Kamegai was the same age as Jesus Soto Karass, at 33 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 arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 more 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.

Yoshihiro Kamegai went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Activity check

Kamegai's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

Karass' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Karass vs Kamegai?

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