Takei vs Tongdee

Who won Takei vs Tongdee?

Yoshiki Takei beat Yuttapong Tongdee by technical knockout in the 1st round on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBO bantamweight championship of the world.

Takei was making his 3rd defense of the WBO World Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Jason Moloney in May 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year and 26 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Eduardo Nunez beating Masanori Rikiishi for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Tsubasa Narai defeated Yuna Hara.

Takei vs Tongdee stats

Yoshiki Takei stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Yuttapong Tongdee made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws.

Yoshiki Takei was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Takei had a height advantage of 4 inches over Tongdee.

Yoshiki Takei fought out of the southpaw stance, while Yuttapong Tongdee was an orthodox fighter.

Takei was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 months later than Tongdee, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 51 compared to Tongdee's 84.

Yuttapong Tongdee was ranked number 7 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Takei vs Tongdee form

Takei remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Daigo Higa on September 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jason Moloney on May 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mario Diaz on December 26, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Before that, he had won against Ronnie Baldonado on July 25, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena, Yokohama.

He had beaten Bruno Tarimo on December 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Activity check

Takei's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Takei vs Tongdee start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 AM UTC at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan, which was 5:30 AM EST or 2:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Takei vs Tongdee?

Takei vs Tongdee was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Takei vs Tongdee?

Yoshiki Takei was a 3/50 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Yuttapong Tongdee made his way into the ring at 17/2 (+790) with oddsmakers.