In the ring afterward, Nakatani was joined by the IBF bantamweight champion Ryosuke Nishida. Nakatani and Nishida made their intentions clear to make an all-Japanese bantamweight title unification next.

Cuellar is attempting to pin Nakatani down but he's struggling to get past Nakatani's jab. Body attack from Nakatani FLOORS Cuellar at the end of round three. Nakatani jumps on him, connects with a left hand and DOWN AGAIN is Cuellar! He won't get up, it's all over!

KO-3 Nakatani

1-2 from Nakatani gets through early in the second. Hard right hook-left hand combination connects for Nakatani just after the one-minute mark. Cuellar lands with a left hook on the inside, and an uppercut got through. Right hand from Cuellar knocks the head back of Nakatani at the end of the second round.

10-9 Nakatani, 20-18 Nakatani

Nakatani searching for a southpaw left hand early, finds the uppercut several times in the opener. A pair of left hands from Nakatani connects in the final fifteen seconds of the opener.

10-9 Nakatani

WBC bantamweight champion Nakatani makes his third title defense against Cuellar.

Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs), Uncrowned's No. 8 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, is a three-division world champion. He won the WBC bantamweight title in February 2024, stopping Alexandro Santiago in the sixth round. The Japanese fighter defended his WBC bantamweight belt for the first time this past July, knocking out Vincent Astrolabio in the opening stanza, and then dispatched Tasana Salapat before the halfway point in October.

Mexico's Cuellar (28-0, 18 KOs) fights for a world title for the first time in his career. Cuellar, 23, has never competed at world level, so this will be a major step up in competition for him. He competed twice in 2024, winning decisions over Jose Velasquez and Pablo Ariel Gomez.

Tenshin Nasukawa wins a competitive unanimous decision (97-97, 97-93, 98-92) over Jason Moloney in their ten-round bantamweight fight.

1-2 from Moloney lands in the first fifteen seconds of the final round. Moloney having success with short shots on the inside. Nasukawa goes back to moving. Right hand and uppercut landed for the Aussie. HARD right hand from Moloney visibly moves Nasukawa's head, he might've been hurt there. We are in the final half of the tenth round, Moloney has had a very good round but he isn't close to a knockout yet. Nasukawa fires to the body as he has done all night long. Nasukawa does look tired, though. They trade left hands, Moloney got the better of it. Time is running out for the Aussie. We are in the final few seconds, both men are looking to empty the tank. They'll slug it out until the final bell, big punches going in from both men.

10-9 Moloney, 96-94 Nasukawa

Jason Moloney is told in the corner before he heads out for round 10 that he needs a knockout to win this fight.

Body shot from Nasukawa just before the halfway point in round 8. Nasukawa is keeping Moloney constantly thinking with his side-to-side movement, angles, and hard left hands to different areas of Moloney's body. Moloney's brother, Andrew Moloney, was knocked out by a Junto Nakatani left hand — Jason is being caught with left hands that look very similar by Nasukawa today.

10-9 Nasukawa, 77-75 Nasukawa

1-2 knocks Nasukawa off balance, success for Moloney. The Aussie has come out with a more urgency as we enter the second half of the contest. Right hand again from Moloney up close at center ring, followed by body punches. Nasukawa needs to weather the storm. Nasukawa digs to the body with a left hand, but he eats a right hand from Moloney. Nasukawa has tremendous movement, but in this round he has decided to stand and trade with Moloney at center ring, not a smart idea.

10-9 Moloney, 57-57

A pair of body shots from Nasukawa following a left hand that skimmed Moloney's chin. Nasukawa is getting into his rhythm now. Left hand downstairs connects for Nasukawa, and again a few seconds later. Nasukawa has been investing to the body all night long, it will be interesting to see how it pays off in the later rounds. Terrific defensive skills from Nasukawa in the closing stages of round five as he makes Moloney miss with multiple head punches.

10-9 Nasukawa, 48-47 Nasukawa

Southpaw 1-2 from Nasukawa partially lands on Moloney as Moloney is trying to close the gap — that right there is the risk Moloney takes every time he tries to shorten the distance. Left hand downstairs again from Nasukawa, he is putting a lot of work into his body attack. Counter left-hand lands for Nasukawa as Moloney attempted a body shot, that has been the connect for Nasukawa so far. Combination from Moloney gets through in the final 30 seconds. Nasukawa is sharp-shooting with the left hand as we enter the conclusion of the third.

10-9 Nasukawa, 29-28 Moloney

Left hook from Moloney, Nasukawa responds with a left hook downstairs. 1-2 from Moloney again, the right hand is finding a home on Nasukawa's chin. Moloney has to be cautious because of how quick Nasukawa's hands are, he could easily get caught coming in with a sharp left hand and find himself on the canvas. Left hand from Nasukawa skims Moloney. Right hand from Moloney breaks the guard. Nasukawa is a little repetitive with the left hand, it won't be long before Moloney figures him out.

10-9 Moloney, 20-18 Moloney

Moloney, a right-hander, pressured the southpaw Nasukawa in the early stages of round one. Nasukawa looks comfortable in there and has sharp hands and feet. Nasukawa is landing quick left hands to the head and body and looking to turn Moloney before he can counter. A pair of 1-2's landed for Moloney in the final minute, Nasukawa did some good work downstairs.

10-9 Moloney

Kickboxing sensation and former Floyd Mayweather exhibition opponent Tenshin Nasukawa (5-0, 2 KOs) steps up against former titleholder Jason Moloney (27-3, 19 KOs)

All three judges score the bout 114-114. The rematch has been declared a draw, the pair of Japanese bantamweights can't be split after twelve great rounds of action.

Left hook from Tsutsumi in the early stages of the final round. Tsutsumi has outworked Higa throughout. He creates an angle and lands with a hard uppercut, Higa was staggered there. The champion is closing out strong. Higa had his spell of rounds directly after Tsutsumi's cut, but the champion recovered well and closed out strong in the championship rounds. It looks like it will be a Tsutsumi win in Tokyo!

10-9 Tsutsumi, 115-113 Tsutsumi

Not much is landing clean but Tsutsumi is the one that is throwing and the judges will surely see that in his favor. A pair of right hands get through just after the halfway point in the eleventh, a right uppercut-right hand combination from the defending champion.

10-9 Tsutsumi, 105-104 Tsutsumi

Combination from Tsutsumi in the opening stages of the ninth. Body shot connects for Tsutsumi. Short right hand on the inside for Tsutsumi. Hard counter left hook and DOWN GOES TSUTSUMI. Tsutsumi was attempting an uppercut and was caught. Just under a minute left in the round. They are trading bombs and a counter right-hand lands for Tsutsumi and HIGA IS DOWN NOW!

One knockdown a piece, a tremendous war has broken out in the ninth!

10-9 Tsutsumi, 86-85 Higa

Tsutsumi and Higa trade on the inside at centre ring in what has probably been the best exchange of the fight. Tsutsumi is letting his hands go more, while Higa's punches are harder. A left hook got through for Higa. But good work from Tsutsumui who gets through with combinations. Power shots are landing from Higa in the final minute. A left hook then a right hand around the guard.

10-9 Higa, 77-75 Higa

Left hand from Higa at the opening of the seventh. Tsutsumi is pawing at the cut, it is clearly bothering him, but he fights on. Right hand skims the guard from Higa, followed by a stiff jab. This fight is ebbing and flowing nicely. Tsutsumi gets the better of one round, and then Higa comes right back the round after.

10-9 Higa, 67-66 Higa

Counter right-hand for Higa lands just after the one-minute mark in the sixth. More activity for Tsutsumi in this round, a left hook gets through, followed by a hard right-hand seconds later. Higa comes right back with his own backhand. Tsutsumi throws downstairs in the midst of a combination, good pressure from Tsutsumi in the closing seconds of the sixth.

10-9 Tsutsumi, 57-57

Overhand right lands for Higa early in the fifth, followed up by a pair of left hands. Higa has utilized a strong jab in this contest so far, and that is the perfect punch to throw on Tsutsumi's cut. The momentum has shifted in this fight in favor of Higa. Body shot from Higa at the halfway point of the fifth. Tsutsumi is struggling to land with the consistency that he did in the earlier rounds.

10-9 Higa, 48-47 Higa

Bad cut over the right eye of Tsutsumi opens from a clash of head halfway through round four. The action is allowed to continue, but blood is streaming down the face. The corner needs to do a good job of tending to that cut in the minute break as that cut will limit Tsutsumi's vision severely.

The cut has spurred both men on and the tempo of the action has increased tenfold. Tsutsumi is more aggressive but it's leaving him open to counters from Higa. Higa lands a left hook counter in the final forty seconds of round four.

10-9 Higa, 38-38

Left hand downstairs from Tsutsumi partially connects. Once again it's Tsutsumi looking to force the action, while Higa is sitting back, waiting a little bit longer. Right hand from Tsutsumi skims Higa's chin, Higa is forced back onto the ropes. Right hand counter connects for Higa as Tsutsumi was retreating backward with his hands down. Good lead hand work from Tsutsumi in the final minute.

10-9 Tsutsumi, 29-28 Tsutsumi

Body shot connects from Tsutsumi early doors, while a pair of jabs land for Higa. Back to the body for Tsutsumi with a combination. Counter body shot from Higa, the pair exchanged left hooks to the midsection, but Higa got the better of it. Left hand lands for Tsutsumi, he has been more active in round two, while Higa is looking for bigger single punches.

10-9 Tsutsumi, 19-19

Tsutsumi is on the front foot, looking to push Higa back with his jab. Higa attempting to counter Tsutsumi and he's successful in the final few seconds of the opener as he connects with a left hook.

10-9 Higa

WBA champion Seiya Tsutsumi (12-0-2, 8 KOs) makes the first defense of his belt against Daigo Higa (21-3-1, 19 KOs).

Eigoro Akai (5-3, 4 KOs) vs. Ryuya Moriai (4-2-1) in a six-round super middleweight bout.

Ryosuke Kiuchi extends his record to 3-3-1 with a four-round unanimous decision win over Fuentes Kitajima.. Scores: 40-36; 39-37; 40-36.

Ryosuke Kiuchi (2-3-1, 2 KOs) vs. Fuentes Kitajima (2-1) in a four round all-Japanese lightweight contest.

Junto Nakatani and Seiya Tsutsumi share a card tonight but as Bantamweight world champions, the hope is that they share a ring later this year should both be successful this morning in their respective fights.

• Lightweight: Ryosuke Kiuchi vs. Fuentes Kitajima

• Super middleweight: Eigoro Akai vs. Ryuya Moriai

• WBA bantamweight title: Seiya Tsutsumi vs. Daigo Higa

• Bantamweight: Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Jason Moloney

• WBC bantamweight title: Junto Nakatani vs. David Cuellar