On May 6, 2024, Taku Kuwahara and Seigo Yuri Akui met again in a rematch.
Kuwahara came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 25 days. Akui was on a 7-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Seigo Yuri Akui defeated Taku Kuwahara via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA flyweight title. Akui improves his record to 20-2-1, while Kuwahara adds a loss to his record at 13-2.
On July 21, 2021, a 26-year-old Taku Kuwahara (8-0, 4 KOs) and a 25-year-old fellow Japanese boxer Seigo Yuri Akui (15-2-1, 10 KOs) met in the ring in a flyweight bout.
Kuwahara came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Akui was on a 3-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 3 days.
Seigo Yuri Akui stopped Taku Kuwahara via TKO in the 10th round. Akui improves his record to 16-2-1 (11 KOs), while Kuwahara adds a loss to his record at 8-1.