Olascuaga vs Gonzalez

Who won Olascuaga vs Gonzalez?

Anthony Olascuaga beat Jonathan Gonzalez by technical knockout in the 1st round on Monday, October 14th, 2024, at Ariake Arena, 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 WBO flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Junto Nakatani beating Tasana Salapat for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Kosei Tanaka lost to Phumelele Cafu for the WBO World Junior Bantamweight belt, and Tenshin Nasukawa defeated Gerwin Asilo.

Olascuaga vs Gonzalez stats

Anthony Olascuaga stepped into the ring with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Jonathan Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Anthony Olascuaga was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Olascuaga had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gonzalez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Anthony Olascuaga fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jonathan Gonzalez was a southpaw.

Olascuaga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 9 years and 5 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 157 fewer professional rounds, totaling 43 compared to Gonzalez's 200.

Jonathan Gonzalez was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Olascuaga vs Gonzalez form

Anthony Olascuaga had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Riku Kano on July 20, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Giemel Magramo on September 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kenshiro Teraji on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Before that, he had beaten Marco Sustaita on October 14, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino, Niagara Falls, United States.

He had won against Gustavo Perez Alvarez on May 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino, Niagara Falls.

Gonzalez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Rene Santiago Garcia on March 2, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had beaten Shokichi Iwata on November 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mark Anthony Barriga on June 24, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida, United States.

Before that, he had won against Elwin Soto on October 16, 2021, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California.

He had defeated Armando Torres on May 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Florida.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Olascuaga had been fighting more than Jonathan Gonzalez.

Going into this contest, Anthony Olascuaga had last fought 2 months and 24 days ago, while Jonathan Gonzalez's last outing had been 7 months and 12 days ago.

Olascuaga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Olascuaga vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Olascuaga vs Gonzalez?

Olascuaga vs Gonzalez was broadcast on Sky Sports+ in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Olascuaga vs Gonzalez?

Anthony Olascuaga was a 1/3 (-320) favorite going into the contest, while Jonathan Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.