Artem Dalakian vs Seigo Yuri Akui
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).
Dalakian vs Akui Stats
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.
Dalakian vs Akui Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Seigo Yuri Akui at 50.4-49.6, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Akui has a slightly better chance of winning, but Dalakian could also certainly pull it off.
Dalakian vs Akui Result
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.