Tanaka vs Sasaki

When is Tanaka vs Sasaki?

Sora Tanaka will square off against Jin Sasaki on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

The fight will take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Naoya Inoue's and Junto Nakatani's clash for the The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Takuma Inoue's and Kazuto Ioka's fight for the WBC World Bantamweight belt, Kosuke Tomioka's and Shogo Tanaka's fight, Toshiki Shimomachi's and Reiya Abe's contest, and Yoshiki Takei's and DeKang Wang's bout.

Tanaka vs Sasaki stats

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

Jin Sasaki will make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Tanaka has a slight advantage in power over Sasaki, with a 100% knockout percentage compared to Sasaki's 90%.

Sora Tanaka is the same age as Jin Sasaki, at 24 years old.

Sasaki has a height advantage of 4 inches over Tanaka. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Sora Tanaka and Jin Sasaki fight out of an orthodox stance.

Tanaka is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2024, 5 years and 10 months later than Sasaki, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 77 fewer professional rounds, totaling 17 compared to Sasaki's 94.

Tanaka vs Sasaki form

Sasaki has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Brian Norman Jr on June 19, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Shoki Sakai on January 24, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Qamil Balla on September 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Before that, he had defeated Joe Noynay on May 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had won against Keita Obara on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Activity check

Sasaki's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time does Tanaka vs Sasaki start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 AM UTC at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, which is 2:00 AM EST or 11:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Tanaka vs Sasaki?

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