# Seiya Tsutsumi

Seiya Tsutsumi (堤聖也, born December 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the WBA bantamweight title since October 2024.

## Boxing career
### Early career

Tsutsumi made professional debut on March 27, 2018, winning the bout by KO in the first round.
Then, in September 2019, Tsutsumi transferred to Kakuebi Geki Boxing Gym. After that, he entered the GOD'S LEFT bantamweight tournament as a seed in the first round and entered the semi-finals, and was scheduled to compete in the semi-finals against Kenya Yamashita at Korakuen Hall on November 9 of the same year, but the match was canceled due to Yamashita's withdrawal. He advanced to the finals with a bye.
On January 28, 2020, Tsutsumi faced Kazuki Nakajima, ranked 6th in the Japanese bantamweight division, in the tournament final. The match ended in a majority draw at 0-1 (75–77, 76-76, 76-76) after 8 rounds.
On October 26, 2020, Tsutsumi faced Daigo Higa, a former WBC world flyweight champion. The fight ended in a majority draw, one judge scoring it in favour of Higa, 96–94, while the other two judges saw the fight as a draw, scoring it 95-95.

### Japanese bantamweight champion

On June 23, 2022, Tsutsumi fought against Japanese bantamweight champion Kyosuke Sawada. He won the bout by TKO at 47 seconds in the 8th round, successfully winning the title.
On October 20, 2022, in his first Japanese bantamweight title defense, Tsutsumi faced Kenshin Oshima, the 6th ranked Japanese bantamweight. He won the by TKO at 2 minutes and 42 seconds in the 9th round, successfully defending his title for the first time.
On March 20, 2023, in his next Japanese bantamweight title match, Tsutsumi faced Minamide, the No. 1 ranked Japanese bantamweight. He won by TKO at 1 minute 41 seconds in the seventh round, successfully defending his title for the second time. In addition, his opponent Minamide retired from active duty after this match.
On March 31, 2023, it was announced that Tsutsumi would be seeded in the first round and participate in the semi-finals of the Ohashi Boxing Gym's Monster Tournament.
Tsutsumi faced Kazuki Anaguchi on December 26, 2023 on the undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales. He won the bout by unanimous decision after four knockdowns during the bout to successfully defend his Japanese bantamweight belt. Sadly, Anaguchi never regained consciousness, dying six weeks later.
Tsutsumi vacated the Japanese bantamweight title on January 6, 2024, in order to pursue a world bantamweight title.

### WBA Bantamweight Championship
#### Tsutsumi vs. Inoue

Tsutsumi challenged Takuma Inoue for his WBA bantamweight title at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on October 13, 2024. He won the fight and the title by unanimous decision.

#### Tsutsumi vs. Higa

Tsutsumi made the first defense of his WBA bantamweight title against Daigo Higa at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on February 24, 2025. The fight ended in a draw with all three judges scoring it 114–114.

## Professional boxing record

| 15 fights | 12 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 15 | Draw | 12–0–3 | Daigo Higa | UD | 12 | Feb 24, 2025 | Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–0–2 | Takuma Inoue | UD | 12 | Oct 13, 2024 | Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBA bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 11–0–2 | Weerawat Noolae | TKO | 4 (10), 1:13 | Jul 7, 2024 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 12 | Win | 10–0–2 | Kazuki Anaguchi | UD | 10 | Dec 26, 2023 | Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan | Retained Japanese bantamweight title; Anaguchi passed away from a subdural hematoma six weeks later |
| 11 | Win | 9–0–2 | Riku Masuda | UD | 10 | Aug 30, 2023 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained Japanese bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 8–0–2 | Jin Minamide | TKO | 9 (10), 1:41 | Mar 20, 2023 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained Japanese bantamweight title |
| 9 | Win | 7–0–2 | Kenshin Oshima | TKO | 9 (10), 2:42 | Oct 20, 2022 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Retained Japanese bantamweight title |
| 8 | Win | 6–0–2 | Kyosuke Sawada | TKO | 8 (10), 0:47 | Jun 23, 2022 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won Japanese bantamweight title |
| 7 | Draw | 5–0–2 | Daigo Higa | MD | 10 | Oct 26, 2020 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | Kazuki Nakajima | MD | 8 | Jan 28, 2020 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | GOD’S LEFT Bantamweight Tournament Final |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ryan Rey Ponteras | TKO | 1 (8), 1:52 | Apr 14, 2022 | City Sogo Gym, Kōshi, Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jiaqi Yu | UD | 6 | Oct 14, 2018 | Xiedao Hotel, Beijing, China | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Junpei Inamoto | TKO | 1 (6), 1:35 | Sep 4, 2018 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Yutthana Narkprasert | KO | 1 (6), 1:14 | Jun 17, 2018 | Meenayothin Camp, Bangkok, Thailand | B Class Tournament 2018 Bantamweight Final |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alongkon Kaisi | KO | 1 (6), 1:31 | Mar 27, 2018 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |