Mori vs Watanabe

Who won Mori vs Watanabe?

Musashi Mori beat Takuya Watanabe by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 24th, 2023, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 117-110 in favor of winner Musashi Mori.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joshua Franco's and Kazuto Ioka's clash for the WBA World Super Flyweight championship.

Mori vs Watanabe stats

Back in June 2023, Musashi Mori stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Takuya Watanabe made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 11 losses and 2 draws.

Musashi Mori was the younger man by 11 years, at 23 years old.

Watanabe had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mori.

Both Musashi Mori and Takuya Watanabe fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mori was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 37 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 years and 10 months later than Watanabe, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 246 fewer professional rounds, totaling 115 compared to Watanabe's 361.

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What time did Mori vs Watanabe start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mori vs Watanabe?

Musashi Mori was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Takuya Watanabe made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.