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Seiya Tsutsumi will face Nonito Donaire on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025, at Kokugikan, Tokyo. The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).
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This contest is for the WBA bantamweight championship of the world.
Tsutsumi will be defending his WBA World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Takuma Inoue in October 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 2 months and 4 days.
Donaire will be defending his WBA Interim World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Andres Campos in June 2025. He had held this belt for 6 months and 3 days.
Also on the undercard will be Kyosuke Takami's and Rene Santiago's contest for the WBA World Light Flyweight and WBO World Junior Flyweight championship, and Anthony Olascuaga's and Taku Kuwahara's bout for the WBO World Flyweight belt.
Tsutsumi vs Donaire stats
Seiya Tsutsumi steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 3 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
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Nonito Donaire will make his way to the ring with a record of 43 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Tsutsumi has a slight advantage in power over Donaire, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Donaire's 65%.
Seiya Tsutsumi is the younger man by 14 years, at 29 years old.
Donaire has a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Seiya Tsutsumi and Nonito Donaire fight out of an orthodox stance.
Tsutsumi is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 17 years and 1 month later than Donaire, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He has fought 218 fewer professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Donaire's 320.
Seiya Tsutsumi goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at bantamweight.
Tsutsumi vs Donaire form
Watch Live Here
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This contest is for the WBA bantamweight championship of the world.
Tsutsumi will be defending his WBA World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Takuma Inoue in October 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 2 months and 4 days.
Donaire will be defending his WBA Interim World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Andres Campos in June 2025. He had held this belt for 6 months and 3 days.
Also on the undercard will be Kyosuke Takami's and Rene Santiago's contest for the WBA World Light Flyweight and WBO World Junior Flyweight championship, and Anthony Olascuaga's and Taku Kuwahara's bout for the WBO World Flyweight belt.
Tsutsumi vs Donaire stats
Seiya Tsutsumi steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 3 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
freestar
Nonito Donaire will make his way to the ring with a record of 43 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Tsutsumi has a slight advantage in power over Donaire, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Donaire's 65%.
Seiya Tsutsumi is the younger man by 14 years, at 29 years old.
Donaire has a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Seiya Tsutsumi and Nonito Donaire fight out of an orthodox stance.
Tsutsumi is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 17 years and 1 month later than Donaire, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He has fought 218 fewer professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Donaire's 320.
Seiya Tsutsumi goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at bantamweight.
Tsutsumi vs Donaire form
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