Who won Ogawa vs Sugita?

Kenichi Ogawa beat Satoru Sugita by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday 2nd March 2017 at Kokugikan in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 95-95 in favor of winner Kenichi Ogawa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

Ogawa vs Sugita stats

Kenichi Ogawa stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Satoru Sugita made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw.

The stats suggested that Ogawa and Sugita have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

Kenichi Ogawa was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Both Kenichi Ogawa & Satoru Sugita fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ogawa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 month later than Sugita, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, 165 to Sugita's 93.

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Ogawa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ogawa vs Sugita?

Kenichi Ogawa was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Satoru Sugita made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.