Kono vs Jimenez

Who won Kono vs Jimenez?

Kohei Kono drew with Norbelto Jimenez by split decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday, December 31st, 2014, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 114-114, 116-111, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

Kono vs Jimenez stats

Back in December 2014, Kohei Kono stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 8 losses, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Norbelto Jimenez made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Jimenez had a slight advantage in power over Kono, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Kono's 43%.

Kohei Kono was the older man by 10 years, at 34 years old.

Both Kohei Kono and Norbelto Jimenez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kono was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 9 years and 3 months earlier than Jimenez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, totaling 345 compared to Jimenez's 264.

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Kono's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

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