Boxing Preview: Hayato Tsutsumi (5-0-0, 2 KOs) vs Rene Alvarado (34-14-0, 22 KOs)

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Hayato Tsutsumi is set to fight Rene Alvarado on Tuesday, December 31st, 2024, at Ota-City Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

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Hayato Tsutsumi steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rene Alvarado will make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Alvarado has a large advantage in power over Tsutsumi, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Tsutsumi’s 40%.

Hayato Tsutsumi is the younger man by 10 years, at 25 years old.

Both Hayato Tsutsumi and Rene Alvarado fight out of an orthodox stance.

Tsutsumi is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 43 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 14 years and 2 months later than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 277 fewer professional rounds, totaling 34 compared to Alvarado’s 311.

Hayato Tsutsumi goes into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at super featherweight.

Rene Alvarado is currently ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Alvarado has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to William Zepeda on May 14, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10-round contest at Toyota Arena, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Lamont Roach on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10-round contest at AT&T Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Roger Gutierrez on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

Before that, he had defeated Roger Gutierrez on January 2, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Texas.

He had beaten Andrew Cancio on November 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Alvarado’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Hayato Tsutsumi                              – 2000

Rene Alvarado                                  + 1200

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, December 30, 2024

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