Sultan vs Masuda

Who won Sultan vs Masuda?

Riku Masuda beat Jonas Sultan by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Kokugikan in Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Alejandro Santiago losing to Junto Nakatani for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also, on the undercard Takuma Inoue beat Jerwin Ancajas for the WBA World Bantamweight belt and Kosei Tanaka defeated Christian Eduardo Bacasegua for the WBO World Junior Bantamweight title.

Sultan vs Masuda stats

Back in February 2024, Jonas Sultan stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws.

Riku Masuda made his way to the ring with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jonas Sultan was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Masuda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sultan. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Jonas Sultan fought out of the orthodox stance, while Riku Masuda was a southpaw.

Sultan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 years and 3 months earlier than Masuda, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 160 more professional rounds, 180 to Masuda's 20.

Jonas Sultan went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBO at bantamweight.

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Sultan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

What time did Sultan vs Masuda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 AM UTC at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sultan vs Masuda?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Sultan vs Masuda?

Jonas Sultan was a 5/6 (-120) favourite going into the contest, while Riku Masuda made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.