Who won Kyoguchi vs Vega?

Hiroto Kyoguchi beat Axel Aragon Vega by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 13th March 2021 at American Airlines Center in Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 KG).

This contest was for the WBA jr flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada beating Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez for the WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship. Also, on the undercard Jessica McCaskill beat Cecilia Braekhus and Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams defeated Denis Douglin.

Kyoguchi vs Vega stats

Hiroto Kyoguchi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Axel Aragon Vega made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Kyoguchi had a slight advantage in power over Vega, with a 64% knock out percentage over Vega's 57%.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was the older man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Kyoguchi had a height advantage of 3 inches over Vega.

Both Hiroto Kyoguchi & Axel Aragon Vega fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kyoguchi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months earlier than Vega, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 108 to Vega's 110.

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Kyoguchi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

Vega's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What time did Kyoguchi vs Vega start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at American Airlines Center, Texas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kyoguchi vs Vega?

Kyoguchi vs Vega was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Kyoguchi vs Vega?

Hiroto Kyoguchi was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Axel Aragon Vega made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.