Takuma Inoue Outpoints Tenshin Nasukawa to Win Vacant WBC Bantamweight Title

Overview

• Inoue won by unanimous decision with official scores of 116-112, 116-112, and 117-111 at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO.
• The defeat was Nasukawa’s first in professional boxing and came in his eighth bout after a rapid rise to the WBC’s No. 1 ranking.
• Nasukawa’s speed and reach set the early tone, but Inoue’s body work, straight right hands, and increased pressure from the middle rounds shifted momentum.
• Open scoring showed a close fight after four and favored Inoue after eight, leaving Nasukawa needing knockdowns he couldn’t produce.
• On the Prime Video Boxing 14 undercard, Ra’eese Aleem beat Mikito Nakano by UD, Tomoya Tsuboi stopped Carlos Cuadras in eight, and Riku Masuda won a technical decision over Jose Calderon after a clash of heads amid heightened safety caution in Japan.