Kenshiro Teraji vs. Seigo Yuri Akui - March 13, 2025

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Who wins?

Poll runs till 13 Mar 2025, 04:56

Teraji - Decision
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Teraji - T/KO
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Akui - T/KO
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Akui - Decision
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Kenshiro Teraji vs. Seigo Yuri Akui - March 13, 2025

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Kenshiro Teraji vs Seigo Yuri Akui unification reportedly eyed for February

Kenshiro Teraji holds the WBC flyweight title, Akui the WBA

Sankei Sports reports that flyweight champions Kenshiro Teraji and Seigo Yuri Akui recently shared a TV spot in which both men expressed interest in a unification bout, which SanSpo claims will “likely” land in February.

Shoutout to Twitter’s Tokkeru for finding the article.

Teraji (24-1, 15 KO) was the most decorated light flyweight of the last decade, but after smashing Hiroto Kyoguchi to claim unified status, repeated misfortunes on Jonathan Gonzalez’s part kept him from further pursuing undisputed status. He instead moved up to 112 in October, debuting with a dominant finish of Cristofer Rosales to claim the vacant WBC title.

He’s got a looming challenger in interim titlist Galal Yafai, but unification takes precedence and this shouldn’t delay things long if the schedule holds.

Akui (21-2-1. 11 KO) had a breakout 2024, starting with an upset of long-reigning champion Artem Dalakian in January before beating former rival Taku Kuwahara and Thai young gun Thananchai NKL. Whoever wins here will quite clearly be the top flyweight of the post-Bam era, and further unification with Anthony Olascuaga should be more than doable if the winner gets past Yafai.
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Re: Kenshiro Teraji vs. Seigo Yuri Akui - February 2025

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This one rocks !
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Re: Kenshiro Teraji vs. Seigo Yuri Akui - February 2025

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I don't follow the lower weights but looking at teraji's title run its huge.

Is he an all time great in anyone's opinion?
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Re: Kenshiro Teraji vs. Seigo Yuri Akui - February 2025

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funso banjo baby wrote: 12 Dec 2024, 04:51 I don't follow the lower weights but looking at teraji's title run its huge.

Is he an all time great in anyone's opinion?
He's very good. One of my favourite boxers to watch. All time great? Not quite yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if he gets there.
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Re: Kenshiro Teraji vs. Seigo Yuri Akui - March 13, 2025

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KENSHIRO TERAJI-SEIGO YURI AKUI UNIFICATION BOUT TOPS MARCH 13 TITLE FIGHT TRIPLEHEADER IN TOKYO

Tokyo will host a title fight tripleheader and the arrival of the defending Major League Baseball World Series champions all in the same weeklong span.

As previously reported by The Ring, Kenshiro Teraji (24-1, 15 KOs) and Seigo Yuri Akui (21-2-1, 11 KOs) are set to meet in a WBC/WBA flyweight title unification bout. It will headline a March 13 title fight tripleheader on Japan U-Next streaming service from Ryoguko Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Teiken Promotions formally announced the event on Monday. Teraji-Akui is accompanied by another 112-pound title fight between defending WBO claimant Anthony Olascuaga (8-1, 6 KOs), The Ring’s No. 8 flyweight who defends against former RING/WBA 108-pound champ Hiroto Kyoguchi (19-2, 12 KOs).

Rounding out the tripleheader and as reported by The Ring on Friday, Shokichi Iwata (14-1, 11 KOs), The Ring’s No. 2 junior flyweight, risks his WBO belt against mandatory challenger Rene Santiago (13-4, 9 KOs).

The event was moved up from its original March 24 working date to better accommodate the 2025 MLB World Tour Tokyo Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers—who feature Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamato—will open the 2025 season against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in Tokyo.

Teraji and Akui are rated No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, by The Ring. Mexico’s Angel Ayala (18-0, 8 KOs), the reigning IBF titleholder, is the only flyweight rated above them but currently in negotiations with both mandatory challenger Felix Alvarado (42-4, 35 KOs) and IBF junior flyweight titlist Masamichi Yabuki (17-4, 16 KOs).

For now, Teraji will enjoy remaining in rare company.

The all-action fighter is involved in two of just three all-Japanese unification bouts in the nation’s history. He brutalized a then-unbeaten Kyoguchi for an eighth-round knockout in their Nov. 2022 WBC/WBA 108-pound title unification bout. Teraji also won The Ring championship and held it until last June when he announced his intention to campaign at flyweight.

The lone other unification bout between defending titleholders from Japan came more than ten years earlier. Kazuto Ioka (31-3-1, 16 KOs) was an unbeaten WBC strawweight titlist when he edged then-WBA title claimant Akira Yaeagshi in their June 2012 instant classic.

Fast forward to present day, Teraji attempts his first defense of the WBC flyweight belt he won in an eleventh-round knockout of former titleholder Cristofer Rosales on Oct. 13 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. It was part of a two-night, seven title bout extravaganza hosted at the venue.

That same card saw Iwata and Akui also post wins. Iwata won the vacant WBO 108-pound title in a third-round knockout over then-unbeaten Jairo Noriega (14-0, 3 KOs) last Oct. 13 in Tokyo. His placement on the March 13 show marks his first defense, while Santiago enters his second title challenge in just over a year. He fell short against Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez for the same title last March 2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

His title haul came on the same night that saw Teraji (24-1, 15 KOs) and Akui (21-2-1, 11 KOs) post wins.

Olascauga returns to the site of his first title win. He claimed the WBO flyweight belt in a third-round knockout of Riku Kano (22-4-2) on July 20 at this location. The card was topped by three-division and reigning WBC bantamweight titlist Junto Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs), The Ring No. 1 bantamweight and Olascauga’s training stablemate.
Both boxers are guided by Rudy Hernandez and also appeared together on the Oct. 14 show at Ariake Arena. Olascuaga, The Ring’s No. 8 flyweight, stopped Gonzalez (28-4-1, 14 KOs) in the first round for his first title defense.

Kyoguchi has won three of his last four starts since his humbling defeat to Teraji.

His lone loss over that period came in a controversial ten-round unanimous decision in favor of the Philippines’ Vince Paras (22-3-1, 16 KOs) last May 11 in Incheon, South Korea. Kyoguchi exacted revenge in a ten-round, majority decision win last Oct. 13 in Yokohama, Japan.

U.S. streaming rights were not confirmed as this goes to publications. The majority of Teiken’s major shows have enjoyed Top Rank and ESPN+ as a partner, though those same events also included Amazon Prime-Japan service.
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Re: Kenshiro Teraji vs. Seigo Yuri Akui - March 13, 2025

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Kenshiro Teraji vs Seigo Yuri Akui unification official for March 13th

A flyweight unification between Kenshiro Teraji and Seigo Yuri Akui will lead a title tripleheader in Tokyo

After a lengthy buildup, flyweight champions Kenshiro Teraji (WBC) and Seigo Yuri Akui (WBA) are officially set for a March 13th unification bout in Tokyo, Japan.

Teraji (24-1, 15 KO) is coming off an impressive title-winning knockout of Cristofer Rosales, which followed a lengthy run as the most accomplished and entertaining light flyweight of the modern era. Despite his credentials, he’s not always gotten his due from observers, but that could change if he dispatches Akui (21-2-1, 11 KO). The 29-year-old toppled Artem Dalakian in January of last year before racking up a pair of defenses.

Fellow flyweight champ Anthony Olascuaga (8-1, 6 KO) returns to action in the co-feature on the heels of three straight finishes. The second defense of his WBO title pits him against Hiroto Kyoguchi (19-2, 12 KO), a former light flyweight champ whose only losses saw him fall to Teraji by stoppage in 2022 and Vince Paras in a questionable and soon-avenged UD last year.

Opening the show is reigning WBO light flyweight titlist Shokichi Iwata (14-1, 11 KO), who takes on Puerto Rico’s Rene Santiago (13-4, 9 KO) after knocking out Jairo Noriego for the belt last October. Santiago’s previous bid for the belt saw him drop a decision to Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez last March.
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