Paras vs Kyoguchi III

Who won Paras vs Kyoguchi III?

Hiroto Kyoguchi beat Vince Paras by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, October 13th, 2024, at Yokohama Budokan, Yokohama.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 96-94, 95-95 in favor of winner Hiroto Kyoguchi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

Also on the undercard John Riel Casimero was victorious over Saul Sanchez, and Yukinori Oguni lost to Fillipus Nghitumbwa.

Paras vs Kyoguchi III stats

Back in October 2024, Vince Paras stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Hiroto Kyoguchi made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Vince Paras was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Kyoguchi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Paras. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Vince Paras and Hiroto Kyoguchi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Paras' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kyoguchi's, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 months earlier than Kyoguchi, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 fewer professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Kyoguchi's 148.

Vince Paras went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at flyweight.

Hiroto Kyoguchi was ranked number 10 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Paras vs Kyoguchi III form

Kyoguchi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Vince Paras on May 11, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at PARADISE CITY, Incheon, South Korea.

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

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

Before that, 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.

He had won against Esteban Bermudez on June 10, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Arena Coliseo, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Activity check

Paras' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Kyoguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Paras vs Kyoguchi III start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Yokohama Budokan, Yokohama, 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.

What were the odds on Paras vs Kyoguchi III?

Vince Paras was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Hiroto Kyoguchi made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.