Seiya Tsutsumi
Born堤聖也
(1995-12-24) December 24, 1995
Kumamoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
DivisionBantamweight
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamKadoebi Boxing Gym
Years active2018 - present
Professional boxing record
Total12
Wins10
By knockout7
Draws2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Seiya Tsutsumi (堤聖也, born December 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional boxer.

As of December 17, 2023, Tsutsumi is ranked as the world's third best bantamweight boxer by the WBA, tenth by the WBC, fourth by the IBF,[2] and ninth by BoxRec.[3]

Boxing career

Early career

Tsutsumi made professional debut was on March 27, 2018, winning the bout by KO in the first round.[4]

Then, in September 2019, Tsutsumi transferred to Kakuebi Geki Boxing Gym.[5] After that, he entered the GOD'S LEFT bantamweight tournament as a seed in the first round and entered the semi-finals, and was scheduled to compete in the semi-finals against Kenya Yamashita at Korakuen Hall on November 9 of the same year, but the match was canceled due to Yamashita's withdrawal.[6] He advanced to the finals with a bye.[7]

On January 28, 2020, Tsutsumi faced Kazuki Nakajima, ranked 6th in the Japanese bantamweight division, in the tournament final. The match ended in a majority draw at 0-1 (75-77, 76-76, 76-76) after 8 rounds.[8]

On October 26, 2020, Tsutsumi faced Daigo Higa, a former WBC world flyweight champion. The fight ended in a majority draw, one judge scoring it in favour of Higa, 96–94, while the other two judges saw the fight as a draw, scoring it 95-95.[9][10]

Japanese bantamweight champion

On June 23, 2022, Tsutsumi fought against Japanese bantamweight champion Kyosuke Sawada. He won the bout by TKO at 47 seconds in the 8th round, successfully winning the title.[11]

On October 20, 2022, in his first Japanese bantamweight title defense, Tsutsumi faced Kenshin Oshima, the 6th ranked Japanese bantamweight. He won the by TKO at 2 minutes and 42 seconds in the 9th round, successfully defending his title for the first time.[12]

On March 20, 2023, in his next Japanese bantamweight title match, Tsutsumi faced Minamide, the No. 1 ranked Japanese bantamweight. He won by TKO at 1 minute 41 seconds in the seventh round, successfully defending his title for the second time. In addition, his opponent Minamide retired from active duty after this match.

On March 31, 2023, it was announced that Tsutsumi would be seeded in the first round and participate in the semi-finals of the Ohashi Boxing Gym's Monster Tournament.[13]

Tsutsumi faced Kazuki Anaguchi on December 26, 2023. He won the bout by unanimous decision to successfully defend his Japanese bantamweight belt.[14]

Professional boxing record

12 fights 10 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 3 0
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
11 Win 10–0–2 Kazuki Anaguchi UD 10 Dec 26, 2023 Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan Defended Japanese bantamweight title
11 Win 9–0–2 Riku Masuda UD 10 Aug 30, 2023 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Defended Japanese bantamweight title
10 Win 8–0–2 Jin Minamide TKO 9 (10), 1:41 Mar 20, 2023 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Defended Japanese bantamweight title
9 Win 7–0–2 Kenshin Oshima TKO 9 (10), 2:42 Oct 26, 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Defended Japanese bantamweight title
8 Win 6–0–2 Kyosuke Sawada TKO 8 (10), 0:47 Jun 23, 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese bantamweight title
7 Draw 5–0–2 Daigo Higa MD 10 Oct 26, 2020 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Draw 5–0–1 Kazuki Nakajima MD 8 Jan 28, 2020 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan GOD’S LEFT Bantamweight Tournament Final
5 Win 5–0 Ryan Rey Ponteras TKO 1 (8), 1:52 Aug 26, 2022 City Sogo Gym, Kōshi, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Jiaqi Yu UD 6 Oct 14, 2018 Xiedao Hotel, Beijing, China
3 Win 3–0 Junpei Inamoto TKO 1 (6), 1:35 Sep 4, 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Yutthana Narkprasert KO 1 (6), 1:14 Jun 17, 2018 Meenayothin Camp, Bangkok, Thailand B Class Tournament 2018 Bantamweight Final
1 Win 1–0 Alongkon Kaisi KO 1 (6), 1:31 Mar 27, 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

References

  1. ↑ "Seiya Tsutsumi". tapology.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA Top 15 Rankings – BoxingScene". Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. ↑ "Bantamweight Rankings – BoxRec". Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  4. ↑ "2018年3月試合結果". Japanese Boxing Commission.
  5. ↑ "選手移籍情報など". ボクシングモバイル. October 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ "山中慎介バンタム級トーナメント白熱　準決勝は中嶋一輝vs南出仁、山下賢哉vs堤聖也". Boxing News(ボクシングニュース). December 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ "井上尚弥の同級生　中嶋一輝が初回TKO勝ち　山中慎介バンタム級トーナメント決勝進出". Boxing News(ボクシングニュース). November 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ "中嶋一輝が山中慎介バンタム級T初代王者に　強打不発で堤聖也とドローも優勢点で優勝" (in Japanese). Boxing News(ボクシングニュース). January 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Higa vs Tsutsumi - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  10. ↑ "比嘉大吾の強打は不発　キャリア初判定でドロー　堤聖也は健闘及ばず金星逃す" (in Japanese). Boxing News(ボクシングニュース). October 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ "堤聖也が8回TKO勝ちで日本バンタム級王座奪取　王者の澤田京介は初防衛ならず" (in Japanese). Boxing News(ボクシングニュース). June 23, 2022.
  12. ↑ "日本バンタム級王者の堤聖也　大嶋剣心に9回TKO勝ちでV1　挑戦者決定戦は南出仁に軍配" (in Japanese). Boxing News(ボクシングニュース). October 20, 2022.
  13. ↑ "日本バンタム級王者の堤聖也、モンスタートーナメントに参戦…破格賞金１０００万円の使いみちは「ビンテージの古着を」". スポーツ報知. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales live results, updates, highlights from undisputed fight on Boxing Day 2023". Sporting News. December 26, 2023.
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