Oguni vs Iwasa

Who won Oguni vs Iwasa?

Ryosuke Iwasa beat Yukinori Oguni by technical knockout in the 6th round on Wednesday 13th September 2017 at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

This contest was for the IBF super bantamweight championship of the world.

Oguni vs Iwasa stats

Back in September 2017, Yukinori Oguni stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Ryosuke Iwasa made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Yukinori Oguni was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Oguni had a height advantage of 1 inch over Iwasa. Despite this, Iwasa had 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Yukinori Oguni & Ryosuke Iwasa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Oguni was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 3 months later than Iwasa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 191 to Iwasa's 208.

Ryosuke Iwasa was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Oguni vs Iwasa form

Oguni 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 beat Jonathan Guzman on 31st December 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat JP Macadumpis on 2nd August 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Shinjuku FACE.

Going into that contest, he had won against Pipat Chaiporn on 19th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Korakuen Hall.

Before that, he had beat Atikun Salaoklang on 17th December 2015 by knockout in the 2nd round at Korakuen Hall.

He had defeated Taiki Minamoto on 30th September 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall.

Iwasa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Glenn Medura on 2nd March 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Aekkawee Kaewmanee on 12th July 2016 by knockout in the 3rd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dennis Tubieron on 6th February 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beat Marlon Arcilla on 24th November 2015 by technical decision in their 5 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had been beaten by Lee Haskins on 13th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yukinori Oguni had been fighting more than Ryosuke Iwasa.

Going to this contest, Yukinori Oguni had last fought 8 months and 13 days ago, while Ryosuke Iwasa's last outing had been 6 months and 11 days ago.

Oguni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Iwasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Oguni vs Iwasa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, 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 Oguni vs Iwasa?

Yukinori Oguni was a 29/100 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Ryosuke Iwasa made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.