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Dec 31 2017
Sunday

Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan

12 round contest @ Flyweight
Toshiyuki Igarashi
Igarashi
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15-1-2
TKO 9
TKO 9
23-2-3

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WBO World Flyweight Championship

The tape

29
Age
34
5' 5" / 165 cm
Height
5' 5" / 166 cm
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Reach
66.5" / 169 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Tape record

TKOKOMDKOTKO
Form
TDTKOUDTDUD
15
Wins
23
0
By KO
0
0
KO%
0
1
Loses
2
2
Draws
3
2013
Debut
2006

Tape rankings @ Flyweight

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Sho Kimura vs Toshiyuki Igarashi report


Who won Kimura vs Igarashi?

Sho Kimura beat Toshiyuki Igarashi by technical knockout in the 9th round on Sunday 31st December 2017 at Ota-City General Gymnasium in 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 loses 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 year and 8 months later than Igarashi, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 78 less professional rounds, 131 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 beat Shiming Zou on 28th July 2017 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China.

Previous to that, he had beat Wisitsak Saiwaew on 13th May 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 23rd November 2016 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Japan.

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

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

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Kimura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Toshiyuki Igarashi made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.

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Toshiyuki

Igarashi

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