Tanaka vs Gonzalez

Who won Tanaka vs Gonzalez?

Kosei Tanaka beat Jonathan Gonzalez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, August 24th, 2019, at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Aichi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

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

Tanaka vs Gonzalez stats

Back in August 2019, Kosei Tanaka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jonathan Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had a slight advantage in power over Tanaka, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Tanaka's 54%.

Kosei Tanaka was the younger man by 4 years, at 24 years old.

Tanaka had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gonzalez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kosei Tanaka fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jonathan Gonzalez was a southpaw.

Tanaka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 7 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Gonzalez's 200.

Jonathan Gonzalez was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Tanaka vs Gonzalez form

Tanaka had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ryoichi Taguchi on March 16, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Memorial Center, Gifu, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sho Kimura on September 24, 2018, by majority decision in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Aichi.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ronnie Baldonado on March 31, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Nagoya, Aichi.

Before that, he had won against Angel Acosta on May 20, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Aichi.

He had beaten Moises Fuentes on December 31, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Memorial Center, Gifu.

Activity check

Tanaka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Tanaka vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 AM UTC at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Aichi, Japan, which was 3:00 AM EST or 12:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tanaka vs Gonzalez?

Kosei Tanaka was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Jonathan Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.