Yoshiki Takei W12 Jason Moloney... Japanese former kickboxing world champion Yoshiki Takei earned a world boxing title in just his ninth pro fight, using his length and tricky southpaw style to topple WBO bantamweight champion Jason Moloney (27-3. 19 KOs) via unanimous decision. Takei (9-0, 8 KOs) prevailed by scores of 116-111 (twice) and 117-110. Moloney had Takei badly hurt and out on his feet in the final round, but the Japanese upstart survived the late charge to notch the well-earned decision. 

 

Takuma Inoue W12 Sho Ishida ... In another bantamweight title fight on the same show, Takuma Inoue (20-1, 5 KOs) defeated fellow Japanese 118-pounder Sho Ishida (34-4, 17 KOs) by twelve-round unanimous decision. The official scores were 118-109 (twice) and 116-111. Inoue, Naoya’s younger brother, made the first successful defense of his WBA title.

 

Seigo Yuri Akui W12 Taku Kuwahara... In the 112-pound division, Seigo Yuri Akui (20-2-1, 11 KOs) won another all-Japanese title fight, defeating Taku Kuwahara (13-2, 8 KOs). The judges scored it unanimously in Akui's favor, 118-110 and 117-111 (twice). With the win, Akui retains the WBA flyweight title.