Rigondeaux vs Amagasa

Who won Rigondeaux vs Amagasa?

Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Hisashi Amagasa by technical knockout in the 11th round on Wednesday, December 31st, 2014, at Bodymaker Colosseum, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 107-99, 105-101, 107-99 in favor of winner Guillermo Rigondeaux.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the unified super bantamweight championship of the world, with the WBO, and WBA belts on the line.

Rigondeaux vs Amagasa stats

Back in December 2014, Guillermo Rigondeaux stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hisashi Amagasa made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Amagasa had a slight advantage in power over Rigondeaux, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Rigondeaux's 64%.

Guillermo Rigondeaux was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Amagasa had a height advantage of 6 inches over Rigondeaux. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Guillermo Rigondeaux fought out of the southpaw stance, while Hisashi Amagasa was an orthodox fighter.

Rigondeaux was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 5 months later than Amagasa, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 70 fewer professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Amagasa's 234.

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Rigondeaux's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

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