Takuma Inoue vs Ancajas

Who won Takuma Inoue vs Ancajas?

Takuma Inoue beat Jerwin Ancajas by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, February 24th, 2024, at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Alejandro Santiago losing to Junto Nakatani for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Kosei Tanaka defeated Christian Eduardo Bacasegua for the WBO World Junior Bantamweight belt, and Jonas Sultan was defeated by Riku Masuda.

Takuma Inoue vs Ancajas stats

Back in February 2024, Takuma Inoue stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Jerwin Ancajas made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws.

Takuma Inoue was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Ancajas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Inoue. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Takuma Inoue and Jerwin Ancajas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 4 months later than Ancajas, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 59 fewer professional rounds, totaling 203 compared to Ancajas' 262.

Jerwin Ancajas was ranked number 9 by the WBA in the 118lb division.

Takuma Inoue vs Ancajas form

Takuma Inoue had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Liborio Solis on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gakuya Furuhashi on June 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Shingo Wake on November 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Keita Kurihara on January 14, 2021, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had been beaten by Nordine Oubaali on November 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Ancajas had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Wilner Soto on June 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Fernando Martinez on October 8, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Fernando Martinez on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Jonathan Javier Rodriguez on April 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Miguel Gonzalez on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jerwin Ancajas had been fighting more than Takuma Inoue.

Going into this contest, Takuma Inoue had last fought 10 months and 16 days ago, while Jerwin Ancajas' last outing had been 8 months ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Ancajas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Takuma Inoue vs Ancajas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Kokugikan, 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 Takuma Inoue vs Ancajas?

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

What were the odds on Takuma Inoue vs Ancajas?

Takuma Inoue was a 8/15 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Jerwin Ancajas made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.