Mthalane vs Kuroda

Who won Mthalane vs Kuroda?

Moruti Mthalane beat Masayuki Kuroda by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Monday 13th May 2019 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Moruti Mthalane.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 KG).

This contest was for the vacant IBF flyweight championship of the world.

Mthalane vs Kuroda stats

Back in May 2019, Moruti Mthalane stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Masayuki Kuroda made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 7 loses and 3 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Mthalane had advantage in power over Kuroda, with a 68% knock out percentage over Kuroda's 53%.

Moruti Mthalane was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Kuroda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mthalane. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Moruti Mthalane & Masayuki Kuroda fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mthalane was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2000, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Kuroda, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 260 to Kuroda's 266.

Masayuki Kuroda was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Mthalane vs Kuroda form

Mthalane had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Masahiro Sakamoto on 31st December 2018 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao, China.

Previous to that, he had won against Muhammad Waseem on 15th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Going into that contest, he had beat Genisis Libranza on 28th April 2017 by knockout in the 4th round at South Africa, Cape Town, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Renz Rosia on 12th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Olive Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa.

He had won against Odilon Zaleta on 26th October 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at International Convention Centre, Durban.

Activity check

Mthalane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Mthalane vs Kuroda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, 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 Mthalane vs Kuroda?

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