Okada vs Morales

Who won Okada vs Morales?

Hiroki Okada beat Ciso Morales by knockout in the 1st round on Monday, May 7th, 2018, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Okada vs Morales stats

Back in May 2018, Hiroki Okada stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ciso Morales made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Okada had a slight advantage in power over Morales, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Morales' 63%.

Hiroki Okada was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Okada had a height advantage of 3 inches over Morales.

Both Hiroki Okada and Ciso Morales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Okada was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 2 months later than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, totaling 119 compared to Morales' 119.

Hiroki Okada went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at super lightweight.

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Okada's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What time did Okada vs Morales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Okada vs Morales?

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