Mthalane vs Tanaka

When is Mthalane vs Tanaka?

Moruti Mthalane could fight Kosei Tanaka in Early 2024 in Japan.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 KG).

Mthalane vs Tanaka stats

Moruti Mthalane would step into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kosei Tanaka would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Mthalane would have a slight advantage in power over Tanaka, with a 67% knock out percentage over Tanaka's 58%.

Moruti Mthalane is the older man by 13 years, at 41 years old.

Mthalane has 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Moruti Mthalane & Kosei Tanaka fight out of an orthodox stance.

Mthalane is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 12 years and 11 months earlier than Tanaka, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 99 more professional rounds, 260 to Tanaka's 161.

Mthalane vs Tanaka form

Mthalane has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Sunny Edwards on 30th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Akira Yaegashi on 23rd December 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beat Masayuki Kuroda on 13th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

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.

Tanaka has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Yanga Sigqibo on 11th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Masayoshi Hashizume on 29th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beat Sho Ishida on 11th December 2021 by split decision in their 10 round contest at International Conference Hall, Aichi.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kazuto Ioka on 31st December 2020 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had won against Wulan Tuolehazi on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kosei Tanaka has been fighting more than Moruti Mthalane.

Moruti Mthalane last fought 2 years, 8 months and 29 days ago, while Kosei Tanaka's last outing was 1 year, 1 month and 17 days ago.

Mthalane's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.

Tanaka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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