Olascuaga vs Iimura

Who won Olascuaga vs Iimura?

Anthony Olascuaga beat Jukiya Iimura by technical knockout in the 9th round on Sunday, March 15th, 2026, at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

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.

Olascuaga was making his 6th defense of the WBO World Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Riku Kano in July 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 8 months and 7 days.

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Nonito Donaire losing to Riku Masuda for the WBA World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Thammanoon Niyomtrong was overcome by Shokichi Iwata for the WBC World Light Flyweight belt, and Ryusei Matsumoto was victorious over Yuni Takada for the WBA World Minimumweight title.

Olascuaga vs Iimura stats

Anthony Olascuaga stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Jukiya Iimura made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Anthony Olascuaga was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Iimura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Olascuaga.

Both Anthony Olascuaga and Jukiya Iimura fought out of an orthodox stance.

Olascuaga's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Iimura's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 months earlier than Iimura, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 70 compared to Iimura's 93.

Jukiya Iimura was ranked number 6 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Olascuaga vs Iimura form

Olascuaga had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Taku Kuwahara on December 17, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Carlos Camacho on September 11, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hiroto Kyoguchi on March 13, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Jonathan Gonzalez on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had beaten Riku Kano on July 20, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Activity check

Olascuaga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Olascuaga vs Iimura start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Olascuaga vs Iimura?

Anthony Olascuaga was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Jukiya Iimura made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.