Akui vs Kuwahara II

Who won Akui vs Kuwahara II?

Seigo Yuri Akui beat Taku Kuwahara by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Monday, May 6th, 2024, at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 117-111, 117-111 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 Naoya Inoue beating Luis Nery for the IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Takuma Inoue defeated Sho Ishida for the WBA World Bantamweight belt, Jason Moloney was defeated by Yoshiki Takei for the WBO World Bantamweight title, and TJ Doheny beat Bryl Bayogos.

Akui vs Kuwahara II stats

Back in May 2024, Seigo Yuri Akui stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Taku Kuwahara made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Seigo Yuri Akui was the same age as Taku Kuwahara, at 29 years old.

Kuwahara had a height advantage of 1 inch over Akui. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Seigo Yuri Akui and Taku Kuwahara fought out of an orthodox stance.

Akui was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Kuwahara, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, totaling 123 compared to Kuwahara's 83.

Taku Kuwahara was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 112lb division.

Akui vs Kuwahara II form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Artem Dalakian on January 23, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jayson Vayson on February 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Takuya Kogawa on February 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Suntopia, Soja.

Before that, he had won against Taku Kuwahara on July 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had beaten Seiya Fujikita on October 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Amakusa Park Gym, Asakuchi.

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Akui's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Akui vs Kuwahara II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 AM UTC at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Akui vs Kuwahara II?

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

What were the odds on Akui vs Kuwahara II?

Seigo Yuri Akui was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Taku Kuwahara made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.