Sasaki vs Balla

Who won Sasaki vs Balla?

Jin Sasaki beat Qamil Balla by technical knockout in the 7th round on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue beating TJ Doheny 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 Yoshiki Takei defeated Daigo Higa for the WBO World Bantamweight belt, Ismael Barroso was defeated by Andy Hiraoka for the WBA Interim World Super Lightweight title, and Toshiki Shimomachi beat Ryuya Tsugawa.

Sasaki vs Balla stats

Jin Sasaki stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Qamil Balla made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Jin Sasaki was the younger man by 12 years, at 23 years old.

Balla had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sasaki. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Jin Sasaki and Qamil Balla fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sasaki was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 3 months later than Balla, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 22 fewer professional rounds, totaling 75 compared to Balla's 97.

Jin Sasaki went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at welterweight.

Activity check

Sasaki's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Sasaki vs Balla start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan, which was 3:30 AM EST or 12:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Sasaki vs Balla?

Sasaki vs Balla was broadcast on Sky Sports+ in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Sasaki vs Balla?

Jin Sasaki was a 2/25 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Qamil Balla made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+460) with oddsmakers.