Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-10-14, close boxing match but not so exciting: Kosei Tanaka vs Phumelele Cafu gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2024).Cafu vs Tanaka is scheduled to take place Monday, October 14th, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo (Japan), in a 12-round super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg) bout; it is valid for the WBO world super-flyweight title (Kosei’s first defense) and it is on the undercard of Junto Nakatani vs Petch CP Freshmart – Prime Video Boxing 10. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kosei Tanaka record
The former world champ in four different weight classes Kosei Tanaka entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 20-1-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jesse Rodriguez).
He suffered his only loss when he faced Kazuto Ioka in 2020 (Kosei Tanaka vs Kazuto Ioka), since then he has won five times beating Pablo Carrillo and Christian Bacasegua Rangel in his last two (Kosei Tanaka vs Christian Bacasegua Rangel).
Phumelele Cafu record
His opponent, the undefeated Phumelele Cafu, has a record of 10-0-3 (8 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.12 in the super flyweight division.
In his last three matches he has won over Jackson Chauke, Genisis Libranza and Enathi Stelle.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Kosei Tanaka vs Phumelele Cafu as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Result
Who won Tanaka vs Cafu fight?
Phumelele Cafu defeated Kosei Tanaka via split decision. Scores were 114-113, 113-114, 114-113.
