Kubo vs Osawa

Who won Kubo vs Osawa?

Shun Kubo beat Hiroshige Osawa by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 28th, 2018, at Central Gym, Hyogo.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 97-95, 95-94 in favor of winner Shun Kubo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Kubo vs Osawa stats

Back in April 2018, Shun Kubo stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hiroshige Osawa made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 losses and 4 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kubo had an advantage in power over Osawa, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Osawa's 58%.

Shun Kubo was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Kubo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Osawa.

Shun Kubo fought out of the southpaw stance, while Hiroshige Osawa was an orthodox fighter.

Kubo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 years and 1 month later than Osawa, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 210 fewer professional rounds, totaling 91 compared to Osawa's 301.

Shun Kubo went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA at featherweight.

Kubo vs Osawa form

Kubo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Daniel Roman on September 3, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nehomar Cermeno on April 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jin Wook Lim on November 11, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Central Gym, Kobe.

Before that, he had won against Benjie Suganob on May 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Central Gym, Kobe.

He had beaten Lloyd Jardeliza on December 26, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Central Gym, Kobe.

Activity check

Kubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kubo vs Osawa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Central Gym, Hyogo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kubo vs Osawa?

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