Takei vs Higa

Who won Takei vs Higa?

Yoshiki Takei beat Daigo Higa by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 114-113, 114-113 in favor of winner Yoshiki Takei.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBO bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue beating TJ Doheny 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 Ismael Barroso lost to Andy Hiraoka for the WBA Interim World Super Lightweight belt, Jin Sasaki defeated Qamil Balla, and Toshiki Shimomachi was victorious over Ryuya Tsugawa.

Takei vs Higa stats

Yoshiki Takei stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daigo Higa made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Higa had a slight advantage in power over Takei, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Takei's 89%.

Yoshiki Takei was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Takei had a height advantage of 4 inches over Higa. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Yoshiki Takei fought out of the southpaw stance, while Daigo Higa was an orthodox fighter.

Takei was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years and 8 months later than Higa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 86 fewer professional rounds, totaling 50 compared to Higa's 136.

Daigo Higa was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Takei vs Higa form

Takei remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jason Moloney on May 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Mario Diaz on December 26, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ronnie Baldonado on July 25, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena, Yokohama.

Before that, he had defeated Bruno Tarimo on December 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

He had won against Pete Apolinar on August 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Daigo Higa had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Nawaphon Kaikanha on December 31, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Yuki Strong Kobayashi on December 31, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Seiya Tsutsumi on October 26, 2020, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had been beaten by Cristofer Rosales on April 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa.

He had beaten Moises Fuentes on February 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Prefectural Budokan, Okinawa.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yoshiki Takei had been fighting more than Daigo Higa.

Going into this contest, Yoshiki Takei had last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Daigo Higa's last outing had been 8 months and 3 days ago.

Takei's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Higa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Takei vs Higa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan, which was 5:30 AM EST or 2:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Takei vs Higa?

Takei vs Higa was broadcast on Sky Sports+ in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Takei vs Higa?

Yoshiki Takei was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Daigo Higa made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.