Uchiyama vs Flores

Who won Uchiyama vs Flores?

Takashi Uchiyama beat Oliver Flores by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Thursday 31st December 2015 at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This contest was for the vacant WBA super featherweight championship of the world.

Uchiyama vs Flores stats

Back in December 2015, Takashi Uchiyama stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero loses and 1  draw, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Oliver Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Uchiyama had advantage in power over Flores, with a 83% knock out percentage over Flores' 63%.

Takashi Uchiyama was the older man by 12 years, at 36 years old.

Uchiyama had a height advantage of 1 inch over Flores. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Takashi Uchiyama fought out of the orthodox stance, while Oliver Flores was a southpaw.

Uchiyama was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2005, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 171 to Flores' 189.

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Uchiyama's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Uchiyama vs Flores?

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