Jerusalem vs Kuse

Who won Jerusalem vs Kuse?

Melvin Jerusalem beat Siyakholwa Kuse by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday, October 29th, 2025, at Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Melvin Jerusalem.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBC minimumweight championship of the world.

Jerusalem was making his 4th defense of the WBC World Minimumweight Championship. He won this belt against Yudai Shigeoka in March 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 6 months and 30 days.

Jerusalem vs Kuse stats

Melvin Jerusalem stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Siyakholwa Kuse made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Melvin Jerusalem was the older man by 9 years, at 31 years old.

Kuse had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jerusalem.

Both Melvin Jerusalem and Siyakholwa Kuse fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jerusalem was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Kuse, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, totaling 188 compared to Kuse's 107.

Siyakholwa Kuse was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 105lb division.

Jerusalem vs Kuse form

Jerusalem had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Yudai Shigeoka on March 30, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Angel Castillo on September 22, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Mandaluyong City College Gymnasium, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yudai Shigeoka on March 31, 2024, by split decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at International Conference Hall, Nagoya, Japan.

Before that, he had been beaten by Oscar Collazo on May 27, 2023, by split decision in the 7th round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

He had won against Masataka Taniguchi on January 6, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Activity check

Jerusalem's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Jerusalem vs Kuse start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Jerusalem vs Kuse?

Melvin Jerusalem was a 1/10 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Siyakholwa Kuse made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.