Dalakian vs Akui

Who won Dalakian vs Akui?

Seigo Yuri Akui beat Artem Dalakian by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Tuesday 23rd January 2024 at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 112-116, 109-119, 111-117 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 Kenshiro Teraji beating Carlos Canizales for the WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship. Also, on the undercard Luis Robles Pacheco lost to Tenshin Nasukawa.

Dalakian vs Akui stats

Back in January 2024, Artem Dalakian stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Seigo Yuri Akui made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.

Artem Dalakian was the older man by 8 years, at 36 years old.

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

Both Artem Dalakian & Seigo Yuri Akui fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dalakian was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Akui, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, 156 to Akui's 99.

Seigo Yuri Akui was ranked number 1 by the WBA and 5 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Dalakian vs Akui form

Dalakian had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat David Jimenez on 28th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Luis Concepcion on 20th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at AKKO International, Kiev, Ukraine.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josber Perez on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev.

Before that, he had beat Sarawut Thawornkham on 15th June 2019 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev.

He had defeated Gregorio Lebron on 15th December 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev.

Activity check

Dalakian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Akui's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Dalakian vs Akui start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 AM UTC at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 4:30 AM EST or 1:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Dalakian vs Akui?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Dalakian vs Akui?

Artem Dalakian was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Seigo Yuri Akui made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.