Sakama vs Gabunilas

Who won Sakama vs Gabunilas?

Kanamu Sakama beat John Paul Gabunilas by technical knockout in the 5th round on Tuesday, December 26th, 2023, at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

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 Naoya Inoue beating Marlon Tapales for the IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Seiya Tsutsumi beat Kazuki Anaguchi, and Yoshiki Takei defeated Mario Diaz.

Sakama vs Gabunilas stats

Back in December 2023, Kanamu Sakama stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

John Paul Gabunilas made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Kanamu Sakama was the younger man by 3 years, at 21 years old.

Gabunilas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sakama.

Both Kanamu Sakama and John Paul Gabunilas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sakama was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 years later than Gabunilas, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 31 fewer professional rounds, totaling 31 compared to Gabunilas' 62.

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What time did Sakama vs Gabunilas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sakama vs Gabunilas?

Sakama vs Gabunilas was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Sakama vs Gabunilas?

Kanamu Sakama was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while John Paul Gabunilas made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.