Paras vs Ishizawa

Who won Paras vs Ishizawa?

Vince Paras beat Kai Ishizawa by split decision in their 8 round contest on Thursday, October 12th, 2023, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

The scorecards were announced as 77-75, 77-75, 78-74 in favor of winner Vince Paras.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of John Riel Casimero beating Yukinori Oguni. Also on the undercard Keita Kurihara lost to Froilan Saludar, and Saul Sanchez defeated RV Deniega.

Paras vs Ishizawa stats

Back in October 2023, Vince Paras stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kai Ishizawa made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ishizawa had an advantage in power over Paras, with a 91% knockout percentage compared to Paras' 79%.

Vince Paras was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Paras had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ishizawa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Vince Paras and Kai Ishizawa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Paras was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Ishizawa, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Ishizawa's 78.

Vince Paras went into the fight ranked number 15 by the IBF at flyweight.

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Ishizawa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Paras vs Ishizawa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan, which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Paras vs Ishizawa?

Paras vs Ishizawa was broadcast on TrillerTV PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Paras vs Ishizawa?

Vince Paras was a 1/6 (-530) favorite going into the contest, while Kai Ishizawa made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+380) with oddsmakers.