Tsutsumi vs Higa

Who won Tsutsumi vs Higa?

Seiya Tsutsumi drew with Daigo Higa by unanimous draw in their 12 round contest on Monday, February 24th, 2025, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 114-114, 114-114, meaning it was a unanimous draw.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Junto Nakatani beating David Cuellar Contreras for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Tenshin Nasukawa beat Jason Moloney.

Tsutsumi vs Higa stats

Seiya Tsutsumi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 2 draws.

Daigo Higa made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Seiya Tsutsumi was the same age as Daigo Higa, at 29 years old.

Tsutsumi had a height advantage of 2 inches over Higa. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Seiya Tsutsumi and Daigo Higa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tsutsumi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 9 months later than Higa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 46 fewer professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Higa's 148.

Daigo Higa was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 118lb division.

Tsutsumi vs Higa form

Tsutsumi remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Takuma Inoue on October 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Weerawat Noolae on July 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kazuki Anaguchi on December 26, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Riku Masuda on August 30, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had drawn with Daigo Higa on October 26, 2020, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Daigo Higa had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Yoshiki Takei on September 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Nawaphon Kaikanha on December 31, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

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

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

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.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Seiya Tsutsumi had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Daigo Higa's last outing had been 5 months and 21 days ago.

Tsutsumi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Higa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Tsutsumi vs Higa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, 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 Higa?

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

What were the odds on Tsutsumi vs Higa?

Seiya Tsutsumi was a 7/25 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Daigo Higa made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.