The Ukrainian boxer could not handle the local boxer Seigo Akui in Japan.
Ukrainian WBA world champion at lightweight Artem Dalakyan lost a fight against mandatory challenger from Japan Seigo Akui.
The match took place today, January 23, in Osaka, Japan. Akui won a unanimous decision with a score of 116-112, 117-111, 119-109 to become the new holder of the WBA bantamweight belt.
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— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) January 23, 2024
For the 36-year-old Dalakyan, this defeat was his first in the professional ring.
We remind you that earlier the Ukrainian boxer explained the reasons for Lomachenko’s silence about the war.
Source: korrespondent
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