Impressive Reito Tsutsumi drops Alvino Herrera three times in rapid-fire win
Jul 25, 2026 • 4:48 PM ET
Mark Robinson/Matchroom BoxingReito Tsutsumi dropped Alvino Herrera three times in two dazzling rounds as he delivered a show-stealing performance in Saudi Arabia.
A booming left hook from the southpaw stance had the Mexican hurt early on and Herrera was down twice in the opener.
Herrera could have done with staying down and taking the count the first time but he was up early on only to be dropped again shortly thereafter. To avoid going down a third time, Herrera grabbed hold of Tsutsumi and wrestled him to the floor.
But the writing was on the wall.
The Japan star flew out for the second and greeted Herrera with another slashing left hand and he was down for a third and final time when the referee waved it off.
Herrera, fighting out of Cancun, Mexico, is now 18-1-2 (11 KOs).
The gifted Tsutsumi is 5-0 (4 KOs) and the time of the stoppage was 28 seconds of the second.
Tsutsumi is No. 14 with the WBA but will likely move up after that.
Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
