Who won Kyoguchi vs Biendima?
Hiroto Kyoguchi beat Roland Jay Biendima by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 20th, 2023, at Sumida City Gymnasium, Tokyo.
The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Hiroto Kyoguchi.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).
Kyoguchi vs Biendima stats
Back in May 2023, Hiroto Kyoguchi stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.
Roland Jay Biendima made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 13 losses and 1 draw.
Hiroto Kyoguchi was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.
Biendima had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kyoguchi.
Both Hiroto Kyoguchi and Roland Jay Biendima fought out of an orthodox stance.
Kyoguchi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 15 days later than Biendima, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 71 fewer professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Biendima's 219.
Hiroto Kyoguchi went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC at flyweight.
Kyoguchi vs Biendima form
Kyoguchi had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kenshiro Teraji on November 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Prior to that, he had beaten Esteban Bermudez on June 10, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Arena Coliseo, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had won against Axel Aragon Vega on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Texas, United States.
Before that, he had beaten Tetsuya Hisada on October 1, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
He had defeated Tanawat Nakoon on June 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Makuhari Messe, Chiba.
Activity check
Kyoguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
What time did Kyoguchi vs Biendima start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Sumida City Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Kyoguchi vs Biendima?
Hiroto Kyoguchi was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Roland Jay Biendima made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.
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