By Mark Vester

At the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, WBA flyweight champion Daiki Kameda (18-2, 11KOs) won a dominating twelve round unanimous decision over mandatory challenger and former champion Takefumi Sakata (36-6-2, 17KOs). It was the first defense of the title that Kameda won in February. The scores were 118-110, 116-112 and 117-112. Kameda started strong, cut Sakata over his right eye in the third and continued to outbox the challenger as the fight played out until the bell.