Kimura vs Shiraishi

Who won Kimura vs Shiraishi?

Hayato Kimura beat Toyoto Shiraishi by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Wednesday, February 17th, 2016, at Korakuen Hall, Japan.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Hayato Kimura.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Kimura vs Shiraishi stats

Back in February 2016, Hayato Kimura stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Toyoto Shiraishi made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kimura had an advantage in power over Shiraishi, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Shiraishi's 48%.

Hayato Kimura was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Kimura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Shiraishi.

Both Hayato Kimura and Toyoto Shiraishi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kimura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 5 days earlier than Shiraishi, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Shiraishi's 213.

Kimura vs Shiraishi form

Kimura had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Wisan Ainson on December 31, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Sho Ishida on September 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jomar Fajardo on May 2, 2015, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Kanae Onogi on October 24, 2014, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had lost to Marlon Tapales on April 13, 2014, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at Sangyo Hall, Kanazawa.

Activity check

Kimura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

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