Moruti Mthalane vs Akira Yaegashi
On December 23, 2019, Moruti Mthalane (38-2, 25 KOs), the flyweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Akira Yaegashi (28-6, 16 KOs).
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- Oct 06, 1982
- Born
- Feb 25, 1983
- 37 y, 2 m
- Age
- 36 y, 10 m
- 38-2
- Record
- 28-6
- 9
- Title Fights
- 13
- 25 (62.5%)
- KOs
- 16 (47.1%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 166 cm
- Height
- 160 cm
- 169 cm
- Reach
- 165 cm
- 3 cm
- Ape Index
- 5 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 15
- Win Streak
- 3
- 7 m, 10 d
- Layoff
- 8 m, 15 d
Mthalane vs Yaegashi Stats
Moruti Mthalane is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Masayuki Kuroda, 7 months and 10 days ago. Akira Yaegashi is on a 3-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Sahaphap Bunop, 8 months and 15 days ago.
Mthalane vs Yaegashi Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Moruti Mthalane at 99-1 winning odds. Akira Yaegashi really doesn't have much to present against Mthalane.
Mthalane vs Yaegashi Result
Moruti Mthalane stopped Akira Yaegashi via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Mthalane improves his record to 39-2 (26 KOs), while Yaegashi adds a loss to his record at 28-7.