Akitsugi vs Cervantes

Who won Akitsugi vs Cervantes?

Jose Calderon Cervantes beat Katsuma Akitsugi by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 11th, 2026, at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 96-94, 96-94 in favor of winner Jose Calderon Cervantes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada losing to Tenshin Nasukawa for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Tomoya Tsuboi beat Pedro Guevara.

Akitsugi vs Cervantes stats

Katsuma Akitsugi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jose Calderon Cervantes made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Katsuma Akitsugi was the older man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Cervantes had a height advantage of 3 inches over Akitsugi.

Katsuma Akitsugi fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Calderon Cervantes was an orthodox fighter.

Akitsugi was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Cervantes, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Cervantes' 97.

Katsuma Akitsugi went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at bantamweight.

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Akitsugi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

What time did Akitsugi vs Cervantes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 AM UTC at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, which was 4:30 AM EST or 1:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Akitsugi vs Cervantes?

Akitsugi vs Cervantes was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Akitsugi vs Cervantes?

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