Shinji Takehara vs William Joppy
On June 24, 1996, Shinji Takehara (24-0, 18 KOs), the middleweight WBA champion, defends his title against American challenger, William Joppy (21-0-1, 17 KOs).
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- Jan 25, 1972
- Born
- Sep 11, 1970
- 24 y, 5 m
- Age
- 25 y, 9 m
- 24-0
- Record
- 21-0-1
- 1
- Title Fights
- 0
- 18 (75.0%)
- KOs
- 17 (77.3%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 186 cm
- Height
- 175 cm
- 186 cm
- Reach
- 184 cm
- 0 cm
- Ape Index
- 9 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 24
- Win Streak
- 2
- 6 m, 5 d
- Layoff
- 4 m, 14 d
Takehara vs Joppy Stats
Shinji Takehara is coming in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jorge Castro, 6 months and 5 days ago. William Joppy is on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Dave Boone, 4 months and 14 days ago.
Takehara vs Joppy Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 77-23 in favor of William Joppy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Shinji Takehara will put up a very good fight, but Joppy will prevail.
Takehara vs Joppy Result
William Joppy stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA middleweight champion. Joppy improves his record to 22-0-1 (18 KOs), while Takehara adds a loss to his record at 24-1.