Sasaki vs Ssemujju

Who won Sasaki vs Ssemujju?

Jin Sasaki beat David Ssemujju by knockout in the 6th round on Monday, September 21st, 2026, at Tokyo Tama Mirai Messe, Hachioji.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Sasaki vs Ssemujju stats

Jin Sasaki stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Ssemujju made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sasaki had a massive power advantage over Ssemujju, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Ssemujju's 56%.

Jin Sasaki was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Ssemujju had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jin Sasaki and David Ssemujju fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sasaki was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Ssemujju, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Ssemujju's 76.

Jin Sasaki went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, and 14 by the WBO at welterweight.

Sasaki vs Ssemujju form

Sasaki had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sora Tanaka on May 2, 2026, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Brian Norman Jr on June 19, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Shoki Sakai on January 24, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Before that, he had beaten Qamil Balla on September 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had won against Joe Noynay on May 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

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Sasaki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Sasaki vs Ssemujju start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Tokyo Tama Mirai Messe, Hachioji, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

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