Kimura vs Igarashi

Who won Kimura vs Igarashi?

Sho Kimura beat Toshiyuki Igarashi by technical knockout in the 9th round on Sunday, December 31st, 2017, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, 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.

Kimura vs Igarashi stats

Back in December 2017, Sho Kimura stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws.

Toshiyuki Igarashi made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws.

Sho Kimura was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Sho Kimura fought out of the orthodox stance, while Toshiyuki Igarashi was a southpaw.

Kimura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 8 months later than Igarashi, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 78 fewer professional rounds, totaling 131 compared to Igarashi's 209.

Toshiyuki Igarashi was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Kimura vs Igarashi form

Kimura had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Shiming Zou on July 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China.

Prior to that, he had beaten Wisitsak Saiwaew on May 13, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.

Going into that contest, he had won against Masahiro Sakamoto on November 23, 2016, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Thiraphong Phaepho on July 6, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Meenayothin Camp, Bangkok, Thailand.

He had defeated Yamato Uchinono on May 12, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Korakuen Hall, Bangkok, Japan.

Activity check

Kimura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kimura vs Igarashi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, 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 Kimura vs Igarashi?

Sho Kimura was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Toshiyuki Igarashi made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.