Naoya Inoue vs Samartlek Kokietgym
On September 5, 2014, Naoya Inoue (6-0, 5 KOs), the light-flyweight WBC champion, defends his title against Thai challenger, Wittawas Basapean (17-4, 5 KOs).
Inoue vs Basapean Stats
Naoya Inoue is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Adrián Hernández, 4 months and 30 days ago. Wittawas Basapean is on a 9-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Domi Nenokeba, 1 month and 26 days ago.
Inoue vs Basapean Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Naoya Inoue at 99-1 winning odds. Wittawas Basapean really doesn't have much to present against Inoue.
Inoue vs Basapean Result
Naoya Inoue stopped Samartlek Kokietgym via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC light-flyweight title. Inoue improves his record to 7-0 (6 KOs), while Basapean adds a loss to his record at 17-5.