Yoshiki Takei Stops Tongdee in 127 Seconds
Yoshiki Takei stopped Yuttapong Tongdee at 2:07 of the first round on May 28, 2025, retaining his WBO bantamweight world title at Yokohama BUNTAI in Japan. The result gave Takei his second successful defense of the belt and ended a fight that lasted just over two minutes.
Takei controls the opening round
Takei, a southpaw from Japan, brought immediate pressure against Thailand’s Tongdee. Published ringside reports described Takei landing clean left hands and dropping the challenger three times before referee Chris Young stopped the contest. The official result was a technical knockout at 2:07 of Round 1. That precise time is the most useful summary of a bout in which Takei did not allow the challenger to establish a rhythm.
The WBO bantamweight championship was at stake, and this was Takei’s second defense. The bout had been postponed from an earlier planned date after Takei sustained a shoulder injury, making his return to the ring a notable part of the event buildup. Once the bell rang, however, the result was determined by the exchanges in the ring: Takei’s accurate power shots produced repeated knockdowns and brought the fight to a close in the first round.
A short main event at Yokohama BUNTAI
The contest headlined the May 28 Lemino Boxing card in Yokohama. The venue is Yokohama BUNTAI, as listed in event and results coverage. Takei’s win was the main event’s defining result, while Eduardo Núñez captured the vacant IBF junior lightweight title against Masanori Rikiishi earlier on the same program.
Takei entered the fight as the defending champion and left with his WBO belt still in hand. His performance showed how quickly a title fight can turn when a champion finds range early and lands cleanly. The stoppage also gave the home crowd a decisive finish instead of a long championship-distance contest. No further matchup was announced as part of the result, so speculation about a unification bout or a specific next opponent should be treated as unconfirmed until the parties make an announcement.
What the result means
For Takei, the first-round TKO preserved his championship and completed defense number two. For Tongdee, it was a difficult end to a world-title challenge, with the official stoppage recorded at 2:07. The concise result is clear: Takei won by TKO in Round 1 and retained the WBO bantamweight title.
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