Tanaka vs Fuentes

Who won Tanaka vs Fuentes?

Kosei Tanaka beat Moises Fuentes by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, December 31st, 2016, at Memorial Center, Gifu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the WBO championship of the world.

Tanaka vs Fuentes stats

Back in December 2016, Kosei Tanaka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Moises Fuentes made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

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

Kosei Tanaka was the younger man by 8 years, at 22 years old.

Fuentes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tanaka. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Kosei Tanaka and Moises Fuentes fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tanaka was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 5 months later than Fuentes, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Fuentes' 184.

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