Who won Llover vs Angeletti?
Michael Angeletti beat Kenneth Llover by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, at Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi.
The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 115-112, 116-111 in favor of winner Michael Angeletti.
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).
This contest was a final eliminator for the IBF bantamweight championship of the world.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Willibaldo Garcia losing to Andrew Moloney for the IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Masamichi Yabuki beat Rene Calixto for the IBF World Flyweight belt, Luis Nery was overcome by John Riel Casimero, and Aoi Yokoyama was victorious over Vince Paras.
Llover vs Angeletti stats
Kenneth Llover stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Michael Angeletti made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Llover had an advantage in power over Angeletti, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Angeletti's 57%.
Kenneth Llover was the younger man by 6 years, at 23 years old.
Angeletti had a height advantage of 2 inches over Llover. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Kenneth Llover fought out of the southpaw stance, while Michael Angeletti was an orthodox fighter.
Llover was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 9 months earlier than Angeletti, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Angeletti's 88.
Kenneth Llover went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at bantamweight.
Michael Angeletti was ranked number 13 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 118lb division.
Activity check
Llover's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.
Angeletti's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
What time did Llover vs Angeletti start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 AM UTC at Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi, Japan, which was 3:00 AM EST or 12:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 AM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Llover vs Angeletti?
Kenneth Llover was a 8/15 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Angeletti made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.
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