Takei vs Wang

Who won Takei vs Wang?

Yoshiki Takei beat DeKang Wang by majority decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 76-76, 77-75, 77-75 in favor of winner Yoshiki Takei.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 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 beating Junto Nakatani for the The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Takuma Inoue beat Kazuto Ioka for the WBC World Bantamweight belt, Kosuke Tomioka defeated Shogo Tanaka, Reiya Abe was defeated by Toshiki Shimomachi, and Sora Tanaka lost to Jin Sasaki.

Takei vs Wang stats

Yoshiki Takei stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

DeKang Wang made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Yoshiki Takei was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Yoshiki Takei fought out of the southpaw stance, while DeKang Wang was an orthodox fighter.

Takei was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 6 months later than Wang, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 21 fewer professional rounds, totaling 63 compared to Wang's 84.

DeKang Wang was ranked number 15 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Takei vs Wang form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Christian Medina on September 14, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at IG Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Yuttapong Tongdee on May 28, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daigo Higa on September 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Before that, he had defeated Jason Moloney on May 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

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

Activity check

Takei's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Takei vs Wang start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:30 AM UTC at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:30 AM EST or 4:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:30 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Takei vs Wang?

Takei vs Wang was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Takei vs Wang?

Yoshiki Takei was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while DeKang Wang made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.