Boxingtalk's KO fix: Takei stops Thai softie in one
Boxingtalk's KO fix: Takei stops Thai softie in one
By Scott Shaffer
29/05/2025
By Scott Shaffer
29/05/2025
Yoshiki Takei TKO1 Yuttapong Tongdee... Yoshiki Takei retained his WBO bantamweight championship with a first-round technical knockout of underqualified Yuttapong Tongdee. There were three knockdowns in the first round, with the Thai challenger getting up each time. After the third knockdown, Takei continued to take target practice until the fight was stopped. Tongdee was 15-0 coming in but had never been in with a real contender. (In 2020, he defeated former title challenger Wicha Phulaikhao a/k/a Pigmy Kokietgym, but Kokietgym had lost five of six prior bouts). Takei is 11-0 as a pro, with additional pro kickboxing bouts prior to his boxing career. Takei acquired the WBO title last year when he defeated Jason Moloney. All four bantamweight titles are wrapped around Japanese waists: Ryosuke Nishida has the IBF, Seiya Tsutsumi the WBA and pound-for-pound contender Junto Nakatani the WBC.