Seiya Tsutsumi will square off against Daigo Higa on Monday, February 24th, 2025, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.
The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).
This fight will appear on the undercard of Junto Nakatani’s and David Cuellar Contreras’ clash for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Tenshin Nasukawa’s and Jason Moloney’s bout.
Seiya Tsutsumi steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Daigo Higa will make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Higa has a large advantage in power over Tsutsumi, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Tsutsumi’s 67%.
Seiya Tsutsumi is the same age as Daigo Higa, at 29 years old.
Tsutsumi has a height advantage of 2 inches over Higa. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.
Both Seiya Tsutsumi and Daigo Higa fight out of an orthodox stance.
Tsutsumi is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 9 months later than Higa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 46 fewer professional rounds, totaling 90 compared to Higa’s 136.
Seiya Tsutsumi goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at bantamweight.
Daigo Higa is currently ranked number 4 by the WBA, and 9 by The Ring in the 118lb division.
Tsutsumi remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Takuma Inoue on October 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.
Prior to that, he had won against Weerawat Noolae on July 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Kokugikan, Tokyo.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Kazuki Anaguchi on December 26, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.
Before that, he had defeated Riku Masuda on August 30, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.
He had drawn with Daigo Higa on October 26, 2020, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.
Daigo Higa has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to Yoshiki Takei on September 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.
Prior to that, he had won against Nawaphon Kaikanha on December 31, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Yuki Strong Kobayashi on December 31, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.
Before that, he had drawn with Seiya Tsutsumi on October 26, 2020, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.
He had been beaten by Cristofer Rosales on April 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa.
In terms of recent activity, Seiya Tsutsumi has been fighting more than Daigo Higa.
Seiya Tsutsumi last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Daigo Higa’s last outing was 5 months and 21 days ago.
Tsutsumi’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
Higa’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.
Seiya Tsutsumi – 300
Daigo Higa + 260
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, February 23, 2025
