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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 50: TAKUMA INOUE VS. JERWIN ANCAJAS TALE OF THE TAPE


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Takuma Inoue will defend his WBA bantamweight world title for the first time on Saturday, February 24, against Jerwin Ancajas. Inoue won the title in his last fight, while Ancajas will fight in his bantamweight debut. The fight will be at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

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Jerwin Ancajas
Born: January 1, 1992 (age 32) at Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines
Residence: Panabo City, Davao del Norte
Nickname: Pretty Boy
Height: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach: 66 in (169 cm)
Stance: Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights: 39
Wins: 34
Wins by KO: 23
Losses: 3
Draws: 2
KO rate: 67.65%
Rounds: 248
Debut: July 27, 2009
Title: IBF junior bantamweight title (2016-2022)
Rating: WBA No. 9 bantamweight contender

Last seven fights:
*Win over Wilner Soto by TKO 5 on June 24, 2023 at Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
*Loss to Fernando Martínez by UD on October 8, 2022 at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA for IBF junior bantamweight title
*Loss to Fernando Martínez by UD on February 26, 2022 at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, lost IBF junior-bantamweight title
*Win over Jonathan Javier Rodriguez by UD on April 10, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, USA, retained IBF junior bantamweight title
*Win over Miguel Gonzalez by TKO 6 on December 7, 2019 at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico , retained IBF junior bantamweight title
*Win over Ryuichi Funai by RTD 6 on May 4, 2019 Stockton Arena, Stockton, California, USA, retained IBF junior bantamweight title
*Draw over Alexandro Santiago by SD September 29, 2018 at Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, USA, retained IBF junior bantamweight title

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Takuma Inoue
Born: December 26, 1995 (age 28) at Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Residence: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Nickname:
Height: 5 ft 4 1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Reach: 64 in (163 cm)
Stance: Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights: 19
Wins: 18
Wins by KO: 4
Losses: 1
KO rate: 22.22%
Rounds: 170
Debut: December 6, 2013
Titles: WBA bantamweight champion (2023-present)
WBC interim bantamweight title (2018-2019)
Rating: The Ring No. 8 bantamweight

Last seven fights:
*Win over Liborio Solís by UD on April 8, 2023 at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, won vacant WBA bantamweight title
*Win over Jake Bornea by TKO 8 on December 13, 2022 at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan .
*Win over Gakuya Furuhashi by UD June 7, 2022 at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, retained WBO Asia Pacific super-bantamweight title, won Japanese super-bantamweight title
*Win over Shingo Wake by UD on November 11, 2021 at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, won vacant WBO Asia Pacific super-bantamweight title
*Win over Keita Kurihara by TD 9 on January 14, 2021 at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, won OPBF bantamweight title
*Loss to Nordine Oubaali by UD on November 7, 2019 at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, for WBC bantamweight title
*Win over Petch Sor Chitpattana by UD on December 30, 2018 at Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, won vacant WBC interim bantamweight title


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