Yoshiki Takei

At #7 in the bantamweight rankings, Yoshiki Takei is past the "prospect" stage. This is contender territory, and every fight from here is a title eliminator in disguise.

Judges are mostly decorative at his fights. 9 of 12 wins have come inside the distance, a 75% KO rate that shapes how every opponent trains for him. Add the southpaw stance, and the puzzle gets harder still.

Last time out he beat Wang Dekang (Decision (Unanimous)) — the kind of result that keeps a career pointed in the right direction.