Who won Mthalane vs Sakamoto?
Moruti Mthalane beat Masahiro Sakamoto by technical knockout in the 10th round on Monday 31st December 2018 at Wynn Palace Cotai in Macao.
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 IBF flyweight championship of the world.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Donnie Nietes' and Kazuto Ioka's clash for the WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship.
Mthalane vs Sakamoto stats
Back in December 2018, Moruti Mthalane stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Masahiro Sakamoto made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Sakamoto had a slight advantage in power over Mthalane, with a 69% knock out percentage over Mthalane's 67%.
Moruti Mthalane was the older man by 8 years, at 36 years old.
Both Moruti Mthalane & Masahiro Sakamoto fought out of an orthodox stance.
Mthalane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 14 years earlier than Sakamoto, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 187 more professional rounds, 260 to Sakamoto's 73.
Masahiro Sakamoto was ranked number 14 by the IBF in the 112lb division.
Mthalane vs Sakamoto form
Mthalane had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Muhammad Waseem on 15th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Previous to that, he had beat Genisis Libranza on 28th April 2017 by knockout in the 4th round at South Africa, Cape Town, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Renz Rosia on 12th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Olive Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa.
Before that, he had beat Odilon Zaleta on 26th October 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at International Convention Centre, Durban.
He had defeated Jether Oliva on 15th March 2014 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Durban International Convention Centre, Durban.
Activity check
Mthalane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Mthalane vs Sakamoto start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao, Macao, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.
What were the odds on Mthalane vs Sakamoto?
Moruti Mthalane was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Masahiro Sakamoto made his way into the ring at 163/100 (+160) with oddsmakers.
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