The highly anticipated boxing match between Yoshiki Takei and Yuttapong Tongdee is set to take place on May 28, 2025, at the Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan. This 12-round bantamweight bout will be for the WBO World Bantamweight Championship, with both fighters entering the ring undefeated.
Takei, a Japanese southpaw, boasts a 10-0 record with 8 KOs, while Tongdee, an orthodox fighter from Thailand, holds a 15-0 record with 9 KOs. Fans worldwide can catch the action live on DAZN, with the event kicking off at 3:30 AM ET (New York time). Who will emerge victorious? Stay tuned!
A potentially electric co-feature pits super featherweight knockout artist Eduardo Nunez (27-1, 27 KO) against Masanori Rikiishi (16-1, 11 KO) for the vacant IBF super featherweight belt.
Nunez spent a year waiting for the title shot he earned by stopping Shavkat Rakhimov in Russia, only for Anthony Cacace to sidestep him in favor of Josh Warrington before ditching the belt entirely. Rikiishi, meanwhile, pulled off a last-minute comeback in his own eliminator against Michael Magnesi to claim a spot in the queue.
Ohashi, who also promotes Naoya Inoue, said that Inoue is on course to fight three times in 2025, but that Junto Nakatani does not figure in his plans.
“There won’t be four fights next year,” said Ohashi. “December isn’t scheduled because it wasn’t originally scheduled. There’s no Nakatani either.