The WBA bantamweight unification championship bout between Seiya Tsutsumi and Nonito Donaire will happen on Dec. 17 at Kokugikan Arena in Japan. The former holds the WBA belt, while the latter has the interim title.
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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