Inoue-Tsutsumi & Nakatani-Sor Chitpattana headline two-day Tokyo extravaganza

Takuma Inoue-Seiya Tsutsumi & Junto Nakatani-Petch Sor Chitpattana World bantamweight title fights headline over two days in Tokyo

Inoue vs Tsutsumi bantamweight world battle tops card on Sunday, October 13

Nakatani vs Sor Chitpattana headlines bumper bill on Monday, October 14

Tokyo’s Ariake Arena will host two consecutive days of championship action — eight fights and seven world title showdowns — streaming live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ during the early morning hours.

October 13: Takuma Inoue vs Seiya Tsutsumi

The action kicks off Sunday, Oct. 13, as Takuma Inoue defends his WBA bantamweight world title against Seiya Tsutsumi. In the co-feature, Kenshiro Teraji aims to conquer a second weight class by facing former champion Cristofer Rosales for the vacant WBC flyweight world title.

Inoue (20-1, 5 KOs), the younger brother of pound-for-pound mainstay Naoya Inoue, captured the vacant belt with a points win over Liborio Solis in April 2023.

He defended it with a ninth-round stoppage versus former world champion Jerwin Ancajas in February and a unanimous decision over Sho Ishida in May.

Tsutsumi (11-0-2, 8 KOs) makes his first world title appearance following a fourth-round TKO against Weerawat Noolae in July.

Kenshiro Teraji vs Cristofer Rosales

Teraji (22-1, 14 KOs) made three defences of his unified light flyweight crown, including a majority decision win over Carlos Cañizales in January.

He is 14-1 in light flyweight world title contests dating back to May 2017. Rosales (37-6, 22 KOs) is on a five-fight winning streak following an April 2022 decision loss to eventual IBF champ Angel Ayala.