Takami vs Santiago

When is Takami vs Santiago?

Kyosuke Takami will face the challenge of Rene Santiago on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025, Tokyo.

The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest is for the unified jr flyweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and WBO belts on the line.

Takami will be defending his WBA World Light Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Erick Rosa in July 2025. He had held this belt for 2 months and 29 days.

Santiago will be defending his WBO World Junior Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Shokichi Iwata in March 2025. He had held this belt for 7 months and 15 days.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Seiya Tsutsumi's and Nonito Donaire's clash for the WBA Interim World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Anthony Olascuaga's and Jukiya Iimura's bout for the WBO World Flyweight belt.

Takami vs Santiago stats

Kyosuke Takami steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rene Santiago will make his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Takami has an advantage in power over Santiago, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Santiago's 64%.

Kyosuke Takami is the younger man by 10 years, at 23 years old.

Takami has a height advantage of 3 inches over Santiago.

Both Kyosuke Takami and Rene Santiago fight out of an orthodox stance.

Takami is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 7 years and 7 months later than Santiago, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 58 fewer professional rounds, totaling 48 compared to Santiago's 106.

Kyosuke Takami goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at jr flyweight.

Rene Santiago is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the 108lb division.

Activity check

Takami's last 2 fights have come over a period of 8 months and 9 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

Santiago's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

What time does Takami vs Santiago start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Tokyo, Japan, which is 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Takami vs Santiago?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Takami vs Santiago yet. If odds are not available initially after the fight is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.