Kunimoto vs Takesako

Who won Kunimoto vs Takesako?

Riku Kunimoto beat Kazuto Takesako by on Sunday, December 15th, 2024, at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Riku Kunimoto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Ryosuke Nishida beating Anuchai Donsua for the IBF World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Thanongsak Simsri beat Masataka Taniguchi, and Yuna Hara defeated Ryusuke Sunagawa.

Kunimoto vs Takesako stats

Riku Kunimoto stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Kazuto Takesako made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Riku Kunimoto was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Both Riku Kunimoto and Kazuto Takesako fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kunimoto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years later than Takesako, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 21 fewer professional rounds, totaling 80 compared to Takesako's 101.

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Kunimoto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Kunimoto vs Takesako start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Japan, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kunimoto vs Takesako?

Riku Kunimoto was a 1/3 (-290) favorite going into the contest, while Kazuto Takesako made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+220) with oddsmakers.