Christian Medina TKO4 Yoshiki Takei ... In Nagoya Japan, Mexico's Christian Medina (26-4, 19 KOs) dethroned Yoshiki Takei (11-1, 9 KOs) by fourth-round TKO to win the WBO bantamweight title. Medina dropped Takei in the opening round, then finished him off with a flurry of uppercuts in the fourth to pull off the major upset. Medina has won five in a row since a 2023 loss to Ryosuke Nishida (who would go on to win and then lose the IBF bantamweight title).

 

Ryusei Matsumoto W5 Yuni Takada... In the 105-pound division Ryusei Matsumoto (7-0, 4 KOs) tallied a fifth-round technical decision over Yuni Takada (16-9-3, 6 KOs) to win a WBA regular title by scores 50-45 (twice) and 50-46. The fight was stopped at 1:26 after an accidental headbutt dropped Takada to the canvas and left him unable to continue.