Navarrete vs Higa

Who won Navarrete vs Higa?

Daigo Higa beat Juan Hernandez Navarrete by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, May 20th, 2017, at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo.

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 WBC flyweight championship of the world.

Navarrete vs Higa stats

Back in May 2017, Daigo Higa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Hernandez Navarrete made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Higa had a large advantage in power over Navarrete, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Navarrete's 74%.

Daigo Higa was the younger man by 8 years, at 22 years old.

Both Daigo Higa and Juan Hernandez Navarrete fought out of an orthodox stance.

Higa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 2 months later than Navarrete, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 31 fewer professional rounds, totaling 136 compared to Navarrete's 167.

Juan Hernandez Navarrete was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Navarrete vs Higa form

Juan Hernandez Navarrete had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Nawaphon Kaikanha on March 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at National Stadium Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Prior to that, he had beaten Omar Nino Romero on June 11, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luis Carrillo on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Auditorio Benito Juárez, Veracruz.

Before that, he had beaten Jesus Silvestre on February 6, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Arena Coliseo, Mexico City.

He had defeated Raymond Tabugon on November 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Auditorio Miguel Barragan, San Luis Potosi.

Activity check

Higa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Navarrete vs Higa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Higa?

Daigo Higa was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Juan Hernandez Navarrete made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.