Another Nakatani Knockout, Tsutsumi vs. Higa War: Undercard Results

On February 24 in Tokyo, Japan, a stacked boxing event featured an electrifying main event in the bantamweight division (118 lbs / 53.5 kg), where WBC world champion Junto Nakatani (30-0, 23 KOs) defended his title against Mexican challenger David Cuellar (28-1, 18 KOs).

Nakatani sealed the victory in the third round, first dropping Cuellar before finishing him moments later with a clinical knockout (KO 3). This marks Nakatani’s fourth consecutive stoppage win, while Cuellar suffered the first loss of his career.

Key Undercard Results:

– Tenshin Nasukawa (6-0, 2 KOs) UD 10 Jason Moloney (27-4, 19 KOs)

Bantamweight bout (118 lbs / 53.5 kg)

– Seiya Tsutsumi (12-0-3, 8 KOs) D-UD 12 Daigo Higa (21-3-2, 19 KOs)

WBA bantamweight title fight (118 lbs / 53.5 kg) – Declared a draw

– Ryuya Moriai (5-2-1, 1 KO) TKO 2 Eigoro Akai (5-4, 4 KOs)

Super middleweight bout (168 lbs / 76.2 kg)

– Hayato Aiko (2-0, 0 KOs) UD 4 Yuki Sato (0-1, 0 KOs)

Featherweight bout (126 lbs / 57.2 kg)

– Resuke Kiuchi (3-3-1, 2 KOs) UD 4 Fuentes Kitajima (2-2, 0 KOs)

Lightweight bout (135 lbs / 61.2 kg)