The WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO world bantamweight title unification match, Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler, will be held at Ariake Super Arena on Tuesday, December 13th. If Inoue wins, he will become the first Japanese/Asian unified champion of the four teams.
Whether Monster Inoue will achieve a feat, or whether Underdog Butler will win a miraculous victory, we will tell you the pattern of the historic battle with a live bulletin.[Updated from time to time/manual update required]
Naoya Inoue vs Butler 4-team unification match: Live news and progress of the match
(All times Japan time, manual update required)
18:22After the 1st inning, Jun and Hiraoka are watching the situation with light movements while measuring the distance.
18:18 Semi-finals, 5th match, WBO Asia-Pacific super lightweight title match (12th round), start gong.
18:10 To the entrance of Andy Hiraoka and Jun Minho.
18:03WBO world bantamweight champion Paul Butler checks the feel of the ring with his trainer.
17:59Takei interviewed the winner. “I thought I was going to play a quick match, but I will come back stronger.” “(Trainer) Yaegashi-san is kind, so I think he will give me a circle, but I think Chairman Furukawa will get angry (for the content of the match).”
17:56In the 11th inning, Takei leaves and Tarimo chases. However, the referee decided that the match might not be continued following confirming the injury to Tarimo’s right eye.Takei wins by TKO in 11 innings of 2 minutes and 17 seconds.
17:51At the end of the 10th inning, Takei uses his legs to maintain his signature distance and deliver effective punches. Takei looks relaxed.
17:47At the end of the 9th inning, Tarimo remains in the front. Takei counterattacked calmly with the left body of the counter.
17:45In the 8th inning, Tarimo’s wound was checked, but the game continued. After the round, the open score was 3-0 and Takei had the upper hand.
17:42In the 8th inning, Tarimo smeared Vaseline on his face that looked like tribal face paint, and the referee ordered him to wipe it off. Tarimo pushed Takei into the corner and rushed.
17:39After the 7th inning, Tarimo often grapples and scrapes. Takei was exhausted in the melee. Tarimo announces a cut above his right eye with a hit by Takei.
17:36At the end of the 6th inning, Tarimo, who was used to Takei’s punches, aggressively closed the distance once more.
17:31At the end of the 5th inning, Takei continued to keep pace, but neither of them made a big move.
17:27Finished 4 times, a little tired of Tarimo. Takei’s leg starts to succeed in creating a pace at a distance that he is good at.
17:23At the end of the 3rd inning, Takei scored a strong hit such as a right uppercut, but Tarimo’s momentum did not decline.
17:18Twice, Takei keeps his distance from Tarimo, who is relentlessly pushing him. I find it difficult to do.
17:14In the first inning, the champion Takei cut his left eye by batting shortly following the start. Takei was knocked down, but batted once more. After confirming, continue the game.
17:11 4th match, OPBF Toyo Pacific super bantamweight title match (12th round) start gong.
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— dTV (@dTV_PR) December 13, 2022
17:08Yuki Takei, a former K1 champion who switched to boxing and won 5 fights by KO, entered the ring.
17:054th game,Yuki Takei vs. Bruno Tarimo, both enterWhat.
17:00In conjunction with the opening of the second half of the event, another performance by Cyber Japan Dancers.
16:50during an interview. Naoya Inoue’s close-up documentary video will be distributed on the “dTV” broadcast.
16:34Takuma Inoue interviewed following the match. “It took more rounds than I expected. I want to become world champion and collect[the bantamweight belts that his brother will give up today]one by one.”
16:308th inning, 2 minutes and 48 seconds, Bornea rechecked the amount of bleeding above his left eye, and the referee decided to end the match.Takuma Inoue won by TKO in the 8th round.
16:29In the first half of the 8th inning, the game continued with a check for the amount of bleeding in Bornea’s left eye.
16:26In the 7th inning, Takuma Inoue fought back once morest Bornea’s offensive.
16:19In the 5th, Bornea cuts above his left eye (by hitting).
16:14Takuma Inoue has been dominant so far and finished 4 times.
15:58 The 3rd match, Takuma Inoue vs. Jake Bornea (10th round) starts gong.
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— dTV (@dTV_PR) December 13, 2022
15:33Leon withdraws before the start of the third round.Shimizu wins twice by TKO.
15:24 The second match, Satoshi Shimizu vs. Randy Chris Leon (8th round), starts gong.
15:10 McRael wins by TKO twice in 2 minutes.
15:03 The first match, Peter McRael vs. Hironori Miyake (8th round), started with the gong.
14:53The opening show by Cyber Japan Dancers started on the ring.
14:45Randy Chris Leung, Jake Bornea’s pre-weighover announcement.
14:40Admission started at Ariake Arena.
14:30Event start. Distribution on dTV has started.
14:1515 minutes before the event starts.
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— dTV (@dTV_PR) December 13, 2022
before the gameThe stage for the decisive battle is the Ariake Arena (maximum capacity of 15,000 people), which was used as the venue for the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It will be the first boxing tournament to be held.
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— dTV (@dTV_PR) December 13, 2022
(All times Japan time, manual update required)
Naoya Inoue vs. Butler 4-team unification match: Scheduled match card and match results
- Main event: WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO world bantamweight 4-group unified throne match 12 rounds
- Naoya Inoue (WBA/WBC/IBF world bantamweight champion, Ohashi) vs. Paul Butler (WBO world bantamweight champion)
- Semi-Final: WBO Asia-Pacific Super Lightweight Title Match Round 12
- Andy Hiraoka (WBC Asia Pacific Super Lightweight Champion, Ohashi) vs. Minho Jun (WBC Asia Pacific Welter Champion, South Korea)
- 4th match: OPBF Toyo Pacific super bantamweight title match 12th round
- Yuki Takei (OPBF Oriental Pacific Super Bantamweight Champion, Ohashi) ◯[11 times 2 minutes 17 seconds, TKO victory]✕ Bruno Tarimo (14th in the same class, 7th in the IBF World Super Bantamweight)
- 3rd match: Featherweight (55.5kg contract) 10th round
- Takuma Inoue (former WBC world bantamweight interim champion, Ohashi)[8 times 2 minutes 48 seconds, TKO (with a cut above the left eye due to 5 hits)]Jake Bornea (former WBF Intercontinental super flyweight champion)
- 2nd match: Super featherweight (58.0kg contract) 8th round
- Satoshi Shimizu (OPBF Oriental Pacific Featherweight Champion, Ohashi) ◯[2 times, TKO (abstained following 2 times)]✕ Randy Chris Leon
- 1st Match: Super Bantamweight 8th Round
- Peter McRael (British representative for the Tokyo Olympics) ◯[Twice 2 minutes, TKO]✕ Hironori Miyake (Big Arm)
*The match card above may change depending on the player’s physical condition or injury.
“Naoya Inoue vs. Butler 4 Group Unification Battle”: Delivery information
『dTV”, “Naoya Inoue vs. Butler 4 Group Unification Battle” will be distributed from 14:30 on Tuesday, December 13th. The main event is assumed to be full round at around 21:30, but it will probably be earlier than that (according to the current progress of the event, it will start around 19:00).
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