Seiya Tsutsumi faces Nonito Donaire on Wednesday, December 17, live from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Tsutsumi puts his WBA bantamweight title on the line.
Tsutsumi (12-0-3, 8 KOs) of Japan makes the second defense of his belt. Filipino four-division world champion Donaire (43-8, 28 KOs), who holds the organization’s interim title, looks to become the oldest fighter to win a full 118-pound title.
On the undercard, Anthony Olascuaga (10-1, 7 KOs) of Los Angeles defends his WBO flyweight title against Taku Kuwahara (14-2, 9 KOs) of Japan. Japan’s WBA light flyweight champion Kyosuke Takami (10-0, 8 KOs) meets Puerto Rico’s WBO 108-pound champion Rene Santiago (14-4, 9 KOs).
Among the prelims, Seigo Yuri Akui (21-3-1, 11 KOs) of Japan and Vencent Lacar (10-1, 4 KOs) of the Philippines clash at flyweight. Tsuyoshi Nishimoto (1-0, 1 KO) faces fellow Japanese Yu Ezaki (2-2, 1 KO) at super bantamweight.
Tsutsumi vs Donaire airs live on U-NEXT in Japan. A VPN service, such as ExpressVPN, may be useful for streaming from a different location.
Tsutsumi vs Donaire results
Get Tsutsumi vs Donaire full fight card and stay tuned for live results below.
Live- Seiya Tsutsumi vs. Nonito Donaire
- Rene Santiago def. Kyosuke Takami by split decision (113-115, 116-112, 117-111)
- Anthony Olascuaga def. Taku Kuwahara by TKO (R4)
- Seigo Yuri Akui def. Vencent Lacar by KO (R3)
- Tsuyoshi Nishimoto vs. Yu Ezaki – majority draw (36-38, 37-37, 37-37)
Tsutsumi vs Donaire live blog
Rene Santiago defeats Kyosuke Takami by decision to unify titles
Puerto Rico’s Rene Santiago (15-4, 9 KOs) defeats Kyosuke Takami (10-1, 8 KOs) of Japan by split decision. The judges scored the bout 113-115, 116-112, and 117-111.
With the victory, Santiago retains his WBO light flyweight title and claims Takami’s WBA 108-pound belt.
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