Yabuki vs Alvarado

Who won Yabuki vs Alvarado?

Masamichi Yabuki beat Felix Alvarado by knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, December 27th, 2025, at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname.

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 IBF flyweight championship of the world.

Yabuki was making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Angel Ayala Lardizabal in March 2025. He had held this belt for 9 months and 21 days. This fight was a mandatory contest for 's IBF Belt.

Also on the undercard Kenneth Llover was victorious over Ayati Sailike, and Tom Mizokoshi lost to John Riel Casimero.

Yabuki vs Alvarado stats

Masamichi Yabuki stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Felix Alvarado made his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Masamichi Yabuki was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Yabuki had a height advantage of 1 inch over Alvarado. Despite this, Alvarado had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Masamichi Yabuki and Felix Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yabuki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years later than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 96 fewer professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Alvarado's 212.

Felix Alvarado was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Yabuki vs Alvarado form

Yabuki had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Angel Ayala Lardizabal on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Nagoya, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Sivenathi Nontshinga on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kenshiro Teraji on March 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto.

Before that, he had beaten Kenshiro Teraji on September 22, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto.

He had defeated Toshimasa Ouchi on December 26, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Aioi Hall, Aichi.

Alvarado had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tobias Jeremias Reyes on December 27, 2024, by majority decision in their IBF World Flyweight eliminator fight in Nicaragua.

Prior to that, he had lost to Angel Ayala Lardizabal on October 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Poliforum Zamna, Mérida, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sunny Edwards on November 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Luis Cerrito Hernandez on May 21, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round at Polideportivo Alexis Arguello, Managua, Nicaragua.

He had defeated Israel Vazquez on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Felix Alvarado had been fighting more than Masamichi Yabuki.

Going into this contest, Masamichi Yabuki had last fought 8 months and 28 days ago, while Felix Alvarado's last outing had been 1 year ago.

Yabuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Alvarado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Yabuki vs Alvarado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Yabuki vs Alvarado?

Masamichi Yabuki was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Felix Alvarado made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.