Kyoguchi vs Paras II

Who won Kyoguchi vs Paras II?

Vince Paras beat Hiroto Kyoguchi by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 11th, 2024, at PARADISE CITY, Incheon.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Vince Paras.

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 Paras II stats

Back in May 2024, Hiroto Kyoguchi stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vince Paras made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Paras had a slight advantage in power over Kyoguchi, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Kyoguchi's 67%.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was the older man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Kyoguchi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Paras. Despite this, Paras had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Hiroto Kyoguchi and Vince Paras fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kyoguchi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Paras', having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 months later than Paras, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Paras' 128.

Hiroto Kyoguchi went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at flyweight.

Vince Paras was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Kyoguchi vs Paras II form

Kyoguchi 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 won against Jerven Mama on September 22, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Roland Jay Biendima on May 20, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sumida City Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before 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.

He had defeated 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.

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Kyoguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Kyoguchi vs Paras II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 AM UTC at PARADISE CITY, Incheon, South Korea, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kyoguchi vs Paras II?

Hiroto Kyoguchi was a 1/8 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Vince Paras made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.