Olascuaga vs Kyoguchi

Who won Olascuaga vs Kyoguchi?

Anthony Olascuaga beat Hiroto Kyoguchi by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, March 13th, 2025, at Ryoguko Kokugikan Arena, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 117-110, 118-109 in favor of winner Anthony Olascuaga.

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.

was making his 3rd defense of the WBO World Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Riku Kano in July 2024.He had held this belt for 8 months and 10 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Kenshiro Teraji beating Seigo Yuri Akui for the WBC World Flyweight and WBA World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Shokichi Iwata lost to Rene Santiago for the WBO World Junior Flyweight belt.

Olascuaga vs Kyoguchi stats

Anthony Olascuaga stepped into the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hiroto Kyoguchi made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Olascuaga had an advantage in power over Kyoguchi, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Kyoguchi's 63%.

Anthony Olascuaga was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Olascuaga had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Olascuaga and Hiroto Kyoguchi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Olascuaga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 4 months later than Kyoguchi, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Kyoguchi's 0.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was ranked number 14 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Olascuaga vs Kyoguchi form

Anthony Olascuaga had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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, Japan.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Giemel Magramo on September 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Before that, 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.

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.

Kyoguchi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Vince Paras on October 13, 2024, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Yokohama Budokan, Yokohama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had lost to Vince Paras on May 11, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at PARADISE CITY, Incheon, South Korea.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jerven Mama on September 22, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Roland Jay Biendima on May 20, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sumida City Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had been beaten by Kenshiro Teraji on November 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Anthony Olascuaga had last fought 4 months and 27 days ago, while Hiroto Kyoguchi's last outing had been 5 months ago.

Olascuaga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Kyoguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Olascuaga vs Kyoguchi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Ryoguko Kokugikan Arena, Tokyo, 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.

Who broadcast Olascuaga vs Kyoguchi?

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

What were the odds on Olascuaga vs Kyoguchi?

Anthony Olascuaga was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Hiroto Kyoguchi made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.