In a thrilling night of boxing in Tokyo, Japan, Takuma Inoue successfully defended his WBA bantamweight title against Jerwin Ancajas with a decisive body shot knockout in the 9th round. The event, which featured three title fights, was broadcasted live on ESPN+ and Prime Video in Japan. The card also saw Junto Nakatani challenge Alexandro Santiago for the WBC bantam title and a match for the vacant WBO junior bantamweight title between Kosei Tanaka and Christian Bacasegua. Weights for the fighters were reported as Takuma Inoue and Jerwin Ancajas both at 117.75, Alex Santiago at 117.75, Junto Nakatani at 117.5, and both Kosei Tanaka and Christian Bacasegua at 114.75.
๐ฏ๐ต Takuma Inoue stops Jerwin Ancajas in the ninth round of an entertaining bout in Japan. Who next for Inoue? ๐ ๐ฅ @trboxing #InoueAncajas https://t.co/SURwk62zj2
Takuma Inoue successfully defends his title stopping his opponent via body shot in the 9th round ๐ฅ #InoueAncajas | #LIVEBOXING7 https://t.co/NUvJEtRtTn
Takuma Inoue with a body shot out of nowhere and knocks out Jerwin Ancajas for the count in rd 9 to retain the WBA bantamweight title. #boxing
Santiago made Nakatani pay for that one ๐ #InoueAncajas x #SantiagoNakatani https://t.co/u7jN6cVGae
AND WE'RE OFF!! WHAT A BODY SHOT ๐ฑ #InoueAncajas #SantiagoNakatani | Live on @ESPNPlus https://t.co/SY2Wz8MR9P
Weights from Tokyo for Teiken's Friday card (ESPN+, 4 am ET): Takuma Inoue 117.75, Jerwin Ancajas 117.75 (for Inoueโs WBA bantam); Alex Santiago 117.75, Junto Nakatani 117.5 (for Santiagoโs WBC bantam; Kosei Tanaka 114.75, Christian Bacasegua 114.75 (for vacant WBO jr bantam)
Junto Nakatani challenges Alexandro Santiago tomorrow in Tokyo on ESPN+ with coverage beginning at 4 a.m. ET. Expect ring walks around 6 a.m. with Takuma Inoue-Jerwin Ancajas to follow in the main event. @Timbradleyjr breaks down both fights: https://t.co/y3VSAXjplY
The first of THREE title fights from Japan ๐๐๐ Weโre in for a special night! #InoueAncajas #SantiagoNakatani | SAT 4AM ET on @ESPNPlus | @PrimeVideo in Japan https://t.co/kRE8GJQrGD