VS
May 08 2021
Saturday

AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States

12 round contest @ Jr Flyweight
Katsunari Takayama
Takayama
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18-1-0
TKO 9
TKO 9
32-8-0

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Belts on The Line

WBO World Junior Flyweight Championship

The tape

24
Age
38
5' 3" / 160 cm
Height
5' 2" / 158 cm
64.2" / 163 cm
Reach
62.6" / 159 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

UDKOUDKOKO
Form
TD
18
Wins
32
12
By KO
12
67
KO%
38
1
Loses
8
0
Draws
0
2016
Debut
2000

Tape rankings @ Jr Flyweight

5
The Ring
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WBA
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WBC
-
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WBO
11
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IBF
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Elwin Soto vs Katsunari Takayama report


Who won Soto vs Takayama?

Elwin Soto beat Katsunari Takayama by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, May 8th, 2021, at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest was for the WBO jr flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Billy Joe Saunders for the WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Souleymane Cissokho beat Kieron Conway, and Frank Sanchez defeated Nagy Aguilera.

Soto vs Takayama stats

Back in May 2021, Elwin Soto stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Katsunari Takayama made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Soto had a large advantage in power over Takayama, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Takayama's 38%.

Elwin Soto was the younger man by 14 years, at 24 years old.

Soto had a height advantage of 1 inch over Takayama. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Elwin Soto and Katsunari Takayama fought out of an orthodox stance.

Soto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 15 years and 11 months later than Takayama, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 210 fewer professional rounds, totaling 146 compared to Takayama's 356.

Katsunari Takayama was ranked number 11 by the WBO in the 108lb division.

Soto vs Takayama form

Soto 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 won against Carlos Buitrago on October 30, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Javier Alejandro Rendon on February 15, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Auditorio del Estado, Baja California, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Edward Heno on October 24, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Angel Acosta on June 21, 2019, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had won against Joel Castro Cano on May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Salon de Eventos del Hotel Posada del Sol, Baja California, Mexico.

Activity check

Soto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Soto vs Takayama start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Soto vs Takayama?

Soto vs Takayama was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Soto vs Takayama?

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Elwin

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Takayama

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