Teraji vs Canizales

Who won Teraji vs Canizales?

Kenshiro Teraji beat Carlos Canizales by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Tuesday 23rd January 2024 at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 113-113, 114-112, 114-112 in favor of winner Kenshiro Teraji.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 KG).

This contest was for the unified jr flyweight championship of the world, with the WBA, WBC & The Ring belts on the line.

Also, on the undercard Artem Dalakian was defeated by Seigo Yuri Akui for the WBA World Flyweight championship and Luis Robles Pacheco lost to Tenshin Nasukawa.

Teraji vs Canizales stats

Back in January 2024, Kenshiro Teraji stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Carlos Canizales made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Kenshiro Teraji was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Teraji had a height advantage of 2 inches over Canizales. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Kenshiro Teraji & Carlos Canizales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Teraji's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Canizales', having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 30 days later than Canizales, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 174 to Canizales' 157.

Carlos Canizales was ranked number 1 by the WBA and 2 by the WBC in the 108lb division.

Teraji vs Canizales form

Kenshiro Teraji had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Hekkie Budler on 18th September 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat Anthony Olascuaga on 8th April 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hiroto Kyoguchi on 1st November 2022 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had beat Masamichi Yabuki on 19th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto.

He had been beaten by Masamichi Yabuki on 22nd September 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto.

Canizales had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Daniel Matellon on 9th June 2023 by technical decision in their 8 round contest at Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Previous to that, he had lost to Esteban Bermudez on 28th May 2021 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sho Kimura on 26th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Fuzhou, China.

Before that, he had won against Bin Lu on 15th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He had defeated Reiya Konishi on 18th March 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Portopia Hotel, Hyogo, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kenshiro Teraji had been fighting more than Carlos Canizales.

Going to this contest, Kenshiro Teraji had last fought 4 months and 5 days ago, while Carlos Canizales' last outing had been 7 months and 14 days ago.

Teraji's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Canizales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Teraji vs Canizales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Teraji vs Canizales?

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

What were the odds on Teraji vs Canizales?

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