Kurihara vs Llover

Who won Kurihara vs Llover?

Kenneth Llover beat Keita Kurihara by technical knockout in the 1st round on Monday, March 24th, 2025, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Kurihara vs Llover stats

Back in March 2025, Keita Kurihara stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses, and 1 draw.

Kenneth Llover made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws.

Keita Kurihara was the older man by 10 years, at 32 years old.

Kurihara had a height advantage of 2 inches over Llover.

Keita Kurihara fought out of the orthodox stance, while Kenneth Llover was a southpaw.

Kurihara was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 years and 10 months earlier than Llover, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Llover's 69.

Keita Kurihara went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Kenneth Llover was ranked number 12 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

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Kurihara's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Kurihara vs Llover start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kurihara vs Llover?

Keita Kurihara was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Kenneth Llover made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.