Teraji vs Sandoval

Who won Teraji vs Sandoval?

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval beat Kenshiro Teraji by split decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 115-112, 114-113 in favor of winner Ricardo Rafael Sandoval.

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 unified flyweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBA belts on the line.

Sandoval was defending his his WBC World Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Kenshiro Teraji in July 2025. He had held this belt for 16 days.

He was also defending WBA World Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Kenshiro Teraji in July 2025. He had held this title for 16 days.

Also on the undercard Antonio Vargas beat Daigo Higa for the WBA World Bantamweight championship, and Erick Rosa was overcome by Kyosuke Takami for the WBA World Light Flyweight belt.

Teraji vs Sandoval stats

Kenshiro Teraji stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Kenshiro Teraji was the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Sandoval had a height advantage of 1 inch over Teraji. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Kenshiro Teraji and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval fought out of an orthodox stance.

Teraji was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Sandoval, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, totaling 209 compared to Sandoval's 167.

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval was ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Teraji vs Sandoval form

Teraji had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Seigo Yuri Akui on March 13, 2025, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBC World Flyweight and WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Ryoguko Kokugikan Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Cristofer Rosales on October 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Carlos Canizales on January 23, 2024, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had won against Hekkie Budler on September 18, 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.

He had beaten Anthony Olascuaga on April 8, 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.

Sandoval had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Saleto Henderson on February 15, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Angel Acosta on July 6, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Going into that contest, he had won against Carlos Buitrago on March 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

Before that, he had defeated Rocco Santomauro on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

He had beaten Jerson Ortiz on February 18, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Fox Theater Pomona, Pomona.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kenshiro Teraji had been fighting more than Ricardo Rafael Sandoval.

Going into this contest, Kenshiro Teraji had last fought 4 months and 17 days ago, while Ricardo Rafael Sandoval's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Teraji's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Sandoval's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Teraji vs Sandoval start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:15 PM UTC at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan, which was 8:15 AM EST or 5:15 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:15 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Teraji vs Sandoval?

The DAZN show began at 5:30 AM EST / 2:30 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 10:45 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Teraji vs Sandoval?

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