Kunimoto vs Kani

Who won Kunimoto vs Kani?

Riku Kunimoto beat Eiki Kani by technical knockout in the 6th round on Sunday 31st March 2024 at International Conference Hall in Nagoya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Yudai Shigeoka losing to Melvin Jerusalem for the WBC World Minimumweight championship. Also, on the undercard Ginjiro Shigeoka defeated Jake Amparo for the IBF World Minimumweight belt.

Kunimoto vs Kani stats

Riku Kunimoto stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Eiki Kani made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 3 loses and 3 draws.

Riku Kunimoto was the older man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Kunimoto had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kani.

Both Riku Kunimoto & Eiki Kani fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kunimoto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 months earlier than Kani, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 74 to Kani's 79.

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What time did Kunimoto vs Kani start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at International Conference Hall, Nagoya, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kunimoto vs Kani?

Riku Kunimoto was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Eiki Kani made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.