{"id":321144,"date":"2025-12-17T15:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/321144\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:39:07","slug":"seiya-tsutsumi-edges-nonito-donaire-by-split-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/321144\/","title":{"rendered":"Seiya Tsutsumi edges Nonito Donaire by split decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Seiya Tsutsumi retained his WBA bantamweight title with a split decision win over Nonito Donaire in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It was a genuinely competitive fight with the 29-year-old Tsutsumi (13-0-3, 8 KO) coming on strong in the second half against the 43-year-old Donaire (43-9, 28 KO), who still looked plenty capable this far into his remarkable, Hall of Fame-bound career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Even with three losses in his last four, the \u201cFilipino Flash\u201d still looks like a contender at 118 lbs. The living legend will hang up the gloves soon enough, but in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.badlefthook.com\/boxing-news\/112095\/terence-crawford-announces-retirement-at-38\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terence Crawford\u2019s retirement<\/a>, Donaire may yet fight into his 25th year as a pro in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Tsutsumi vs Donaire scorecards<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Donaire won one card, 116-112, with Tsutsumi taking the other two, 115-113 and 117-111.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next for Seiya Tsutsumi?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Tsutsumi will now be expected to face Antonio Vargas, as the WBA\u2019s overly complicated title situation shakes out. The order had already been made coming into this fight for the victor to meet Vargas (19-1-1, 11 KO) within 120 days. The 29-year-old American had been the WBA\u2019s world champion during Tsutsumi\u2019s absence from the sport, but switched slots with champion-in-recess Tsutsumi ahead of this bout, with the guarantee that he\u2019d meet the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Tsutsumi vs Donaire highlights<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The show featured two more world title fights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Anthony Olascuaga (11-1, 8 KO) retained his WBO flyweight title via fourth round TKO over Taku Kuwahara (14-3, 9 KO). Olascuaga, 26, is now 5-1 in Japan, and went 3-0 in 2025, including a fight in September in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Rene Santiago (15-4, 9 KO) upset Kyosuke Takami (10-1, 8 KO) to unify the WBA and WBO light flyweight titles. Judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112, and 117-111, all for Santiago. The 33-year-old Puerto Rican had a big year in Japan, upsetting Shokichi Iwata to win the WBO belt this past March, and now returning successfully against someone seen as a major rising star in the 108 lb division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seiya Tsutsumi retained his WBA bantamweight title with a split decision win over Nonito Donaire in Tokyo. 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