Yamanaka vs Moreno

Who won Yamanaka vs Moreno?

Shinsuke Yamanaka beat Anselmo Moreno by split decision in their 12 round contest on Tuesday 22nd September 2015 at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 113-115, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Shinsuke Yamanaka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

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

Yamanaka vs Moreno stats

Back in September 2015, Shinsuke Yamanaka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero loses and 2  draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anselmo Moreno made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Yamanaka had a massive power advantage over Moreno, boosting at 74% knock out percentage over Moreno's 34%.

Shinsuke Yamanaka was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Both Shinsuke Yamanaka & Anselmo Moreno fought out of a southpaw stance.

Yamanaka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 year and 9 months later than Moreno, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 380 less professional rounds, 0 to Moreno's 380.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shinsuke Yamanaka had been fighting more than Anselmo Moreno.

Going to this contest, Shinsuke Yamanaka had last fought 5 months and 6 days ago, while Anselmo Moreno's last outing had been 11 months and 27 days ago.

Yamanaka's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

Moreno's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Yamanaka vs Moreno start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yamanaka vs Moreno?

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