Tsutsumi vs Anaguchi

Who won Tsutsumi vs Anaguchi?

Seiya Tsutsumi beat Kazuki Anaguchi by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Tuesday, December 26th, 2023, at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 95-91, 94-92, 94-92 in favor of winner Seiya Tsutsumi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue beating Marlon Tapales 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 Kanamu Sakama beat John Paul Gabunilas, and Yoshiki Takei defeated Mario Diaz.

Tsutsumi vs Anaguchi stats

Back in December 2023, Seiya Tsutsumi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 2 draws.

Kazuki Anaguchi made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 6 wins and 0 draws.

Seiya Tsutsumi was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Anaguchi had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Seiya Tsutsumi fought out of the orthodox stance, while Kazuki Anaguchi was a southpaw.

Tsutsumi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Anaguchi, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, totaling 90 compared to Anaguchi's 48.

Seiya Tsutsumi went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at bantamweight.

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Tsutsumi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 2 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Tsutsumi vs Anaguchi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Tsutsumi vs Anaguchi?

Tsutsumi vs Anaguchi was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Tsutsumi vs Anaguchi?

Seiya Tsutsumi was a 9/25 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Kazuki Anaguchi made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+160) with oddsmakers.