Teraji vs Juarez

Who won Teraji vs Juarez?

Kenshiro Teraji beat Saul Juarez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, December 30th, 2018, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 119-109 in favor of winner Kenshiro Teraji.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the vacant WBC championship of the world.

Teraji vs Juarez stats

Back in December 2018, Kenshiro Teraji stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Saul Juarez made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Teraji had a slight advantage in power over Juarez, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Juarez's 54%.

Kenshiro Teraji was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Both Kenshiro Teraji and Saul Juarez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Teraji was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 4 months later than Juarez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 52 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Juarez's 237.

Teraji vs Juarez form

Teraji had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Milan Melindo on October 7, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ganigan Lopez on May 25, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gilberto Pedroza on December 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Bunka Gym, Kanagawa.

Before that, he had won against Pedro Guevara on October 22, 2017, by majority decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

He had beaten Ganigan Lopez on May 20, 2017, by majority decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo.

Activity check

Teraji's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Juarez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Teraji vs Juarez?

Kenshiro Teraji was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Saul Juarez made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.