Artem Dalakian and Seigo Yuri Akui weigh-in for his or her WBA flyweight title bout. Picture by Naoki Fukuda
Seigo Yuri Akui ended Artem Dalakian’s six-year WBA flyweight title reign and unbeaten report in controversial style, outpointing the 36-year-old Ukrainian veteran by head-scratching unanimous determination on Tuesday on the EDION Enviornment in Osaka, Japan.
Akui (18-3-1, 11 KOs), The Ring’s No. 10-rated flyweight, gained by scores of 116-112, 117-111 and a ridiculous tally of 119-109. Dalakian (22-1, 15 KOs), The Ring’s No. 4-rated flyweight, appeared to manage the space and tempo of the non-eventful struggle, troubling the 28-year-old Japanese challenger along with his jab, lateral and upper-body motion, counterpunching and unorthodox model and rhythm.
Akui is understood for his stress and punching energy, however Dalakian made him miss along with his vaunted proper hand and continuously resent his toes whereas in pursuit. Akui was hesitant to let his palms go together however, to his credit score, he by no means stopped making an attempt to chop the ring off on the elusive and irritating Dalakian, who appeared to tire out within the late rounds. Akui had most of his success after Spherical 8, lastly cornering Dalakian for quite a lot of seconds and touchdown proper palms and a few hooks. Spherical 11 appeared like a transparent spherical for Akui, however many of the rounds appeared like a sport of gradual cat and quick mouse that favored the Ukrainian.
Dalakian’s crew will seemingly protest the choice, which was rendered by non-Japanese judges Raul Caiz Sr. (116-112), Luis Pabon (117-111) and Guillermo Perez Pineda (119-109), and foyer the WBA to grant their fighter an instantaneous rematch.
