Naoya Inoue vs Emmanuel Rodríguez
On May 18, 2019, Naoya Inoue (17-0, 15 KOs), the bantamweight WBA (Unified) champion, and the bantamweight IBF champion Emmanuel Rodríguez (19-0, 12 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight. The vacant The Ring bantamweight title is also on the line.
Inoue vs Rodríguez Stats
Naoya Inoue is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Juan Carlos Payano, 7 months and 11 days ago. Emmanuel Rodríguez is on a 19-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Jason Moloney, 6 months and 28 days ago.
Inoue vs Rodríguez Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Naoya Inoue at 99-1 winning odds. Emmanuel Rodríguez really doesn't have much to present against Inoue.
Inoue vs Rodríguez Result
Naoya Inoue made very easy work of Emmanuel Rodríguez, stopping Rodríguez via TKO in the 2nd. Inoue improves his record to 18-0 (16 KOs), while Rodríguez adds a loss to his record at 19-1.