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Jul 27 2018
Friday

Qingdao Guosen Gymnasium, Qingdao, China

12 round contest @ Flyweight
Froilan Saludar
Saludar
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16-1-2
KO 6

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  • 49-45
KO 6
28-2-1

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Belts on The Line

WBO World Flyweight Championship

The tape

30
Age
29
5' 5" / 165 cm
Height
5' 5" / 165 cm
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Reach
70.1" / 178 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

TKOTKOKOMDKO
Form
TKOTKOKOTKOTKO
16
Wins
28
9
By KO
19
56
KO%
68
1
Loses
2
2
Draws
1
2013
Debut
2009

Tape rankings @ Flyweight

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The Ring
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WBA
10
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WBC
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WBO
3
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IBF
9

Sho Kimura vs Froilan Saludar report


Who won Kimura vs Saludar?

Sho Kimura beat Froilan Saludar by knockout in the 6th round on Friday 27th July 2018 at Qingdao Guosen Gymnasium in Qingdao.

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 Saludar stats

Back in July 2018, Sho Kimura stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Froilan Saludar made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Saludar had advantage in power over Kimura, with a 68% knock out percentage over Kimura's 56%.

Sho Kimura was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Both Sho Kimura & Froilan Saludar fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kimura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 year and 8 months later than Saludar, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 80 less professional rounds, 131 to Saludar's 211.

Froilan Saludar was ranked number 10 by the WBA, 3 by the WBO and 9 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Kimura vs Saludar form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Toshiyuki Igarashi on 31st December 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

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Kimura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Saludar's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Kimura vs Saludar start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Qingdao Guosen Gymnasium, Qingdao, China, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

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Saludar

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Kimura
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Sho Kimura

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108

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