Have Alfredo Escalera and Kuniaki Shibata ever fought each other?

Yes. Alfredo Escalera and Kuniaki Shibata met once on July 5, 1975, and Alfredo Escalera won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Escalera or Shibata?

Alfredo Escalera is 53-14-3 and Kuniaki Shibata is 47-6-3. Kuniaki Shibata has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Escalera or Shibata?

Alfredo Escalera has 31 knockout wins and Kuniaki Shibata has 25. Alfredo Escalera has more.

Do Escalera and Shibata have any common opponents?

Alfredo Escalera and Kuniaki Shibata share 2 common opponents: Ricardo Arredondo and Antonio Amaya. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Escalera or Shibata?

Alfredo Escalera is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 10 cm above the other. Alfredo Escalera also has the longer reach, by 18 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Escalera and Shibata?

This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Alfredo Escalera and 56 bouts tracked for Kuniaki Shibata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Alfredo Escalera vs Kuniaki Shibata — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Alfredo Escalera (53-14-3) and Kuniaki Shibata (47-6-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Escalera

Wins31 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws70 tracked bouts

Shibata

Wins25 KO · 53%

Losses

Draws56 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Escalera leads 1–0

Alfredo Escalera and Kuniaki Shibata have met 1 time; Escalera leads 1–0.
Met	1975Jul 5	Series
Alfredo EscaleraFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Kuniaki ShibataFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR2Shibata vs Escalera	1Meeting

Shibata vs Escalera · Jul 5, 1975

The Numbers

Escalera 5 · Shibata 3 of 8 measurable rows

EscaleraEdge = longer wingShibata

Record: 53-14-347-6-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 77.9%
86.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31: 31 (edge)
25
KO rate0–100%: 58.49% (edge)
53.19%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 58% (edge)
53%
Times stopped^†max 5: 4 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 5: 1
5 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 5.4: 5.4 (edge)
5.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70: 70
56

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+4″: Alfredo Escalera: 5′8″ (edge); Kuniaki Shibata: 5′4″
Reach+7″: Alfredo Escalera: 70″ (edge); Kuniaki Shibata: 63″
Age5 yrs apart: Alfredo Escalera: 74; Kuniaki Shibata: 79
Stance: Alfredo Escalera: Orthodox; Kuniaki Shibata: Orthodox

Alfredo Escalera left, Kuniaki Shibata right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Alfredo Escalera53 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

31 by KO/TKO 58%21 on the cards 40%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Kuniaki Shibata47 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 53%22 on the cards 47%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alfredo Escalera 70, Kuniaki Shibata 56 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 22 shared · even on 2

EscaleraAlfredo Escalera

Opponent

ShibataKuniaki Shibata

Alfredo Escalera
Win, DQ 8
1974Aug 1974
ArredondoRicardo ArredondoMexico 77–22–1 · Super FeatherweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Kuniaki Shibata
Win, UD
1974Feb 1974
Alfredo Escalera
Win, PTS
1973Nov 1973
AmayaAntonio AmayaPanama 48–22EvenEven — 1–0 both
Kuniaki Shibata
Win, MD
1974Jun 1974

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Alfredo Escalera last boxed on Sep 15, 1983 — 15,745 days ago. Escalera had won four in a row before losing a decision to Charlie Brown.WWWWL

Thompson Mar 1983Rojas May 1983Hatcher Jun 1983Babilonia Aug 1983Brown Sep 19835.4 tracked bouts per year

Kuniaki Shibata last boxed on Nov 29, 1975 — 18,592 days ago. Shibata had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Alfredo Escalera.WWLWW

Negishi Mar 1975Makhloufi Mar 1975Escalera Jul 1975Okabe Oct 1975Espinosa Nov 19755.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Alfredo Escalera and Kuniaki Shibata ever fought each other?: Yes. Alfredo Escalera and Kuniaki Shibata met once on July 5, 1975, and Alfredo Escalera won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Escalera or Shibata?: Alfredo Escalera is 53-14-3 and Kuniaki Shibata is 47-6-3. Kuniaki Shibata has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Escalera or Shibata?: Alfredo Escalera has 31 knockout wins and Kuniaki Shibata has 25. Alfredo Escalera has more.
Do Escalera and Shibata have any common opponents?: Alfredo Escalera and Kuniaki Shibata share 2 common opponents: Ricardo Arredondo and Antonio Amaya. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Escalera or Shibata?: Alfredo Escalera is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 10 cm above the other. Alfredo Escalera also has the longer reach, by 18 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Escalera and Shibata?: This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Alfredo Escalera and 56 bouts tracked for Kuniaki Shibata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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