Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev live results recap

Welcome to the live results recap for Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev!

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

Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev fight recap

Naoya Inoue (31-0, 27 KOs) kept all his world titles with a rare unanimous decision win over Murodjon Akhmadaliev (14-2, 11 KOs).

Scores were 118-110 (x2) and 117-111. Inoue remains the undisputed super bantamweight world champion with the victory. This was his fifth time defending his undisputed status since becoming so against Marlon Tapales in 2023.

Both men adopted a patient approach in the opening round, throwing little at each. This continued into the second. Inoue was the busier of two during this relatively inactive period, mostly having success in landing straight punches. Akhmadaliev struggled to land much of note.

Let the mind games begin ♟️ pic.twitter.com/WFSyUuqcoC

— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) September 14, 2025

As the fight progressed, Inoue increased his punch output. While this did leave him open to getting hit by his opponent, the undisputed champion was not as reckless as he had been against Ramon Cardenas. Akhmadaliev did some of his best work in round six when he was able to land hooks. However, Inoue simply responded with hooks to the body that sent the Uzbek back.

The Japanese fighter continued to outbox Akhmadaliev till the final bell. Although the challenger had brief moments of success, these were always met with an even better response from the champion. In the closing seconds of the final round, Akhmadaliev did appear to have momentarily rocked Inoue. However, it was too little, too late as the Japanese star would wound up retaining his titles via comfortable decision.

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.