Yap vs Inoue

Who won Yap vs Inoue?

Takuma Inoue beat Mark John Yap by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Tuesday, September 11th, 2018, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 117-110, 114-113 in favor of winner Takuma Inoue.

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).

Yap vs Inoue stats

Back in September 2018, Takuma Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mark John Yap made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yap had a large advantage in power over Inoue, boasting a 48% knockout percentage compared to Inoue's 27%.

Takuma Inoue was the younger man by 7 years, at 23 years old.

Yap had a height advantage of 1 inch over Inoue.

Both Takuma Inoue and Mark John Yap fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 11 months later than Yap, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 115 fewer professional rounds, totaling 191 compared to Yap's 306.

Takuma Inoue went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Mark John Yap was ranked number 10 by the WBC, and 8 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

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Inoue's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yap vs Inoue start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yap vs Inoue?

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