Tamura vs Kuga

Who won Tamura vs Kuga?

Yusaku Kuga beat Ryoichi Tamura by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 18th May 2019 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 93-96, 94-95, 92-97 in favor of winner Yusaku Kuga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

Tamura vs Kuga stats

Back in May 2019, Ryoichi Tamura stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Yusaku Kuga made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Kuga had a large advantage in power over Tamura, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Tamura's 50%.

Ryoichi Tamura was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Both Ryoichi Tamura & Yusaku Kuga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tamura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 year and 6 months later than Kuga, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 108 to Kuga's 110.

Yusaku Kuga was ranked number 11 by the WBC in the 122lb division.

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Kuga's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Tamura vs Kuga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tamura vs Kuga?

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