On January 23, 2024, Artem Dalakian (22-0, 15 KOs), the flyweight WBA champion, defends his title against the reigning WBA flyweight champion Seigo Yuri Akui (18-2-1, 11 KOs).
Artem Dalakian is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over David Jiménez, 11 months and 26 days ago. Seigo Yuri Akui is on a 6-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jayson Vayson, 11 months and 19 days ago.
The winning odds are at 68.4-31.6 in favor of Artem Dalakian, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Seigo Yuri Akui is going to put on an exceptional fight, Dalakian better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Seigo Yuri Akui defeated Artem Dalakian via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Akui improves his record to 19-2-1, while Dalakian adds a loss to his record at 22-1.