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Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev live results recap
Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev live results recap
Welcome to the live results recap for Naoya Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev (14-1, 11 KOs)!
Their bout headlines an Ohashi Promotions card at the IG Arena in Nagoya, Japan. Fight fans in the country can catch the action live on Lemino. Those in Latin America can do so with ESPN KnockOut. The Top Rank Facebook page will have the broadcast for those in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines. Zo’r TV are the broadcasters in Uzbekistan.
Be sure to return to Big Fight Weekend as we recap all the action!
Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev live results recap
Yoshiki Takei vs. Christian Medina fight recap
Christian Medina (26-4, 19 KOs) became the latest Mexican world champion with a fourth round technical knockout of Yoshiki Takei (11-1, 9 KOs).
The official time of stoppage was 1:21. Medina is now the WBO bantamweight world champion with the victory. This was his first time challenging for a championship belt.
The fight started off with Takei moving off the back foot, allowing his opponent to pursue him around the ring. Medina pressed forward with swinging hooks and eventually scored a knockdown in round one with a right hand that landed flush on the face. Takei struggled with the challenger’s approach in the early stages of the contest.
DOWN GOES TAKEI.
Christian Medina came out swinging 🤯 pic.twitter.com/aHWeVng9DQ
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) September 14, 2025
The champion was unable to make the adjustments required to win. Medina was able to trap him in a corner and proceeded to land several right uppercuts in round four. This caused referee Ramon Pena to step in and put an end to proceedings.
MEDINA HAS DONE IT 🇲🇽
Mexico has a new world champion! pic.twitter.com/ky6iNvsFE6
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) September 14, 2025
Other undercard fights
Ryusei Matsumoto (7-0, 4 KOs) won via fifth round technical decision against Yuni Takada (16-9-3, 6 KOs). Scores for their 12-round minimumweight fight were 50-45 (x2) and 50-46 at the time of stoppage. Takada was unable to continue following an accidental head clash in the fifth. As a result, the bout went to the scorecards. A vacant secondary WBA minimumweight title was at stake and won by Matsumoto. The division’s primary WBA titlist is Oscar Collazo.
Note: The fights below were not broadcast outside of Japan.
Toshiki Shimomachi (22-1-3, 12 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Han Sol Lee (9-8, 4 KOs). Scores for their eight-round super bantamweight contest were 80-72 across the board.
Taiga Imanaga (9-0, 5 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Yudai Murakami (6-3-1, 0 KOs). Scores for their 10-round lightweight bout were 100-90 (x2) and 99-91. Imanaga wins the vacant Japanese lightweight title with the victory.
Shunpei Ohata (7-1, 4 KOs) won via fourth round technical knockout against Ei Go (5-1, 2 KOs). The official time of stoppage for their eight-round super featherweight clash was 0:47.
Taisei Ayano (3-2, 2 KOs) won via second round technical knockout against Yusuke Nawa (2-6, 1 KO). The official time of stoppage for their four-round bantamweight fight was 2:03.
Currently writing out of Toronto, Canada, Saadeq first became a boxing fan while living in Doha, Qatar. Looking to become more involved in the sport, he began writing about boxing and has had work published in outlets such as Seconds Out and Boxing Social. He looks forward to continue covering boxing on Big Fight Weekend.
