Takei vs Tarimo

Who won Takei vs Tarimo?

Yoshiki Takei beat Bruno Tarimo by technical knockout in the 11th round on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue's and Paul Butler's clash for the The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship.

Takei vs Tarimo stats

Back in December 2022, Yoshiki Takei stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Bruno Tarimo made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws.

Yoshiki Takei was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Yoshiki Takei fought out of the southpaw stance, while Bruno Tarimo was an orthodox fighter.

Takei was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years and 2 months later than Tarimo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 158 fewer professional rounds, totaling 50 compared to Tarimo's 208.

Yoshiki Takei went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC at super bantamweight.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Yoshiki Takei had last fought 3 months and 17 days ago, while Bruno Tarimo's last outing had been 11 months and 25 days ago.

What time did Takei vs Tarimo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Takei vs Tarimo?

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

What were the odds on Takei vs Tarimo?

Yoshiki Takei was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Bruno Tarimo made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.