Seiya Tsutsumi will return to the ring on February 24 for the primary protection of his World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) bantamweight belt in opposition to Daigo Higa on the Ariake Enviornment in Koto Ku, Japan.
The 118-pound champion intends to win this primary protection in opposition to an skilled fighter.
Tsutsumi comes from defeating Takuma Inoue final October 13 in one of the vital entertaining fights of 2024 during which he gained a unanimous choice to grow to be the champion of the class. The 29-year-old fighter is aware of the duty he has in his fingers and needs to ship in his first struggle as monarch.
Higa already has expertise in world title fights and though he has didn’t win in this kind of bout, he intends to reverse the scenario. He has gained 4 of his final 5 fights and his most up-to-date was a detailed choice loss to Yoshiki Takei.
Tsutsumi has 12 wins, no losses and a pair of attracts, with 8 knockouts, whereas Higa has 21 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw and 19 knockouts.