Takada vs Matsumoto

Who won Takada vs Matsumoto?

Ryusei Matsumoto beat Yuni Takada by technical decision in their 5 round contest on Sunday, September 14th, 2025, at IG Arena, Nagoya.

The scorecards were announced as 50-46, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of winner Ryusei Matsumoto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBA minimumweight championship of the world.

Matsumoto was defending his his WBA World Minimumweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Yuni Takada in September 2025. He had held this belt for 4 months and 27 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue beating Murodjon Akhmadaliev for the The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBC World Super Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Yoshiki Takei lost to Christian Medina for the WBO World Bantamweight belt.

Takada vs Matsumoto stats

Back in September 2025, Yuni Takada stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses, and 3 draws.

Ryusei Matsumoto made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 6 wins and 0 draws.

Yuni Takada was the same age as Ryusei Matsumoto, at 27 years old.

Matsumoto had a height advantage of 1 inch over Takada. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Yuni Takada fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ryusei Matsumoto was a southpaw.

Takada was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Matsumoto, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 135 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Matsumoto's 37.

Yuni Takada went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, and 12 by the WBC at minimumweight.

Ryusei Matsumoto was ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO in the 105lb division.

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What time did Takada vs Matsumoto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at IG Arena, Nagoya, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Takada vs Matsumoto?

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