Akui vs Charunphak

Who won Akui vs Charunphak?

Seigo Yuri Akui beat Thananchai Charunphak by split decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, October 13th, 2024, at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 117-111, 115-113 in favor of winner Seigo Yuri Akui.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Takuma Inoue losing to Seiya Tsutsumi for the WBA World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Kenshiro Teraji defeated Cristofer Rosales for the WBC World Flyweight belt, and Shokichi Iwata was victorious over Jairo Noriega for the WBO World Junior Flyweight title.

Akui vs Charunphak stats

Seigo Yuri Akui stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Thananchai Charunphak made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Seigo Yuri Akui was the older man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Charunphak had a height advantage of 2 inches over Akui.

Both Seigo Yuri Akui and Thananchai Charunphak fought out of an orthodox stance.

Akui was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Charunphak, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 30 fewer professional rounds, totaling 123 compared to Charunphak's 153.

Thananchai Charunphak was ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 7 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Akui vs Charunphak form

Akui had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Taku Kuwahara on May 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Artem Dalakian on January 23, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jayson Vayson on February 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Takuya Kogawa on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Suntopia, Soja.

He had beaten Taku Kuwahara on July 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

Akui's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Akui vs Charunphak start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:45 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, which was 4:45 AM EST or 1:45 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:45 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Akui vs Charunphak?

Akui vs Charunphak was broadcast on Sky Sports+ in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Akui vs Charunphak?

Seigo Yuri Akui was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Thananchai Charunphak made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.