Category: Hironori Mishiro

Mishiro and Sueyoshi put on unexpected thriller for unified crown!

10/6/2018

Earlier today Japanese fight fans at the Korakuen Hall, and those tuning in on G+, had the chance to see a memorable OPBF/JBC Super Featherweight unification bout between Hironori Mishiro (6-0-1, 2) [三代大訓] and Masaru Sueyoshi (18-1-1, 11) [末吉大]. Not only was the bout memorable but it exceeded any expectations we had and turned out to be a very entertaining scrap between two championship level fighters who both dug deep.

The fight started perfectly for Sueyoshi who actually looked the much better fighter to begin with. He looked too crisp, too sharp and too fast for Mishiro, who struggled to land anything of any note in the first 3 rounds. From then on however Mishiro seemed to change his tactics and began to actually press Sueyoshi, making him work harder for space and openings. When he did this he began to have success.

After 4 rounds the open scoring confirmed what we could all see. Sueyoshi was winning. The scores at the time were 40-36 and 39-37, twice. From round 5 onwards however Mishiro began to force his fight with more consistency and through the middle rounds he certainly pulled the fight back, landing eye catching hooks, his own stiff jab and a solid right hands. The pressure of Mishiro dragged him back into the fight and by the end of round 8, when the public scoring was announced again, the scores had closed up. One judge had the bout even at 76-76, another had it 77-75 to Sueyoshi and the third also favoured Sueyoshi, 78-74.

Mishiro knew he was still behind going into the final 4 rounds and continued with what had worked through the middle rounds, with his hard hooks and stiff jab closing the eye of Sueyoshi, who also ended up with a bloodied nose. It wasn't that Mishiro was doing anything spectacular but he was consistent, his pressure lead him to openings and he took them, even winning the battle of the jabs.

After 12 rounds it really was too close to call, and the judges struggled to split them with cards of 115-113 each way and a 114-114 leading to a split draw. Sadly this means that the titles remain separate but the bout delivered a lot more than expected. We anticipated a messy fight but got a real 12 round treat with a huge momentum shift and both men needing to show their grit. And we would love a rematch in 2019!

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Mishiro narrowly favoured to beat Sueyoshi!

10/5/2018

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On Saturday we'll see OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (6-0, 2) [三代大訓] face off with Japanese champion Masaru Sueyoshi (18-1, 11) [末吉大] in a very interesting looking all Japanese title unification bout.

Whilst most bookies aren't interested in this bout it is worth noting that our Polish friends at STS have priced the bout up, and have struggled to split the two men in what appears to be a very hard to predict contest between two very talented men.

The bookies have narrowly favoured Mishiro, pricing him at 1.7, or 7/10, whilst Sueyoshi is 1.9, or 9/10.

Sadly there is only one other market available for the contest, the over/under which has been set at 8.5 rounds. The under has been set at 3.2, or 11/5, whilst the over is available at 1.25, or 1/4.

Related - Mishiro and Sueyoshi battle to unify crowns!
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Mishiro and Sueyoshi make weight for unification bout!

10/5/2018

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Tomorrow fight fans in Japan, and those internationally with access to G+, will get the chance to see the OPBF and JBC Super Featherweight titles being unified at the Korakuen Hall.

The match up to unify them will see OPBF champion Hironori Mishiro (6-0, 2) [三代大訓] take on his JBC counterpart Masaru Sueyoshi (18-1, 11) [末吉大] in what is a very, very good looking match up, with a lot on the line.

Today the fighters took part in their weigh in.

The unbeaten Mishiro came in at 129.6lbs and looked in amazing shape, despite appear to be the slightly smaller man. At the weigh in he stated he could feel his momentum and was going to be the one controlling the distance. Notably this is his first bout since winning the title earlier this year from Carlo Magali.

Sueyoshi was also 129.6lbs but looked notably bigger than Mishiro. He seemed confident and like a man who had been fighting in title bouts for much longer than Msihiro, with this actually being his third defense of the Japanese title.

As mentioned this bout will be on G+ tomorrow and will actually be shown live on the channel.

Related - Mishiro and Sueyoshi battle to unify crowns!
(Image courtesy of boxmob.jp)

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Junto Nakatani to face Shun Kosaka on October 6th!

9/1/2018

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次戦決定！

日本最強挑戦者決定戦□
10月6日土曜日
会場/後楽園ホールです！
試合開始時間17時45分
僕の試合はセミファイナルでさせて頂きます！
残り一ヶ月悔いのないよう一生懸命仕上げて中谷潤人のボクシングをお見せ出来るよう頑張ります！
応援宜しくお願いします！

感謝！感謝□ pic.twitter.com/9F1IkSwAll
— 中谷潤人 JUNTO NAKATANI (@BoxerJuntno) September 1, 2018

Earlier today unbeaten Japanese Flyweight hopeful Junto Nakatani (16-0, 12) [中谷潤人] announced on twitter that there was now a date and venue set for his Japanese Flyweight title eliminator against recent OPBF title challenger Shun Kosaka (15-4, 4) [小坂駿].

As revealed by Nakatani himself the bout will be staged on October 6th, and will be held at the Korakuen Hall, with the bout it's self set to be the chief support bout on a card headlined by an OPBF/JBC Super Featherweight unification bout between Hironori Mishiro (6-0, 2) [三代大訓] and Masaru Sueyoshi (18-1, 11) [末吉大].

Nakatani has been impressive since debuting, back in April 2015, winning the Rookie of the Year tournament the following year. Since beating Masamichi Yabuki in the All Japan Rookie of the Year final we've seen Nakatani move up in levels, whilst claiming the Japanese Youth Flyweight title and scoing notable wins over Mario Andrade and Dexter Alimento.

Kosaka on the other hand has had a slow burn of a career since making his debut in December 2012. He would lose to Kenya Yamashita in the 2014 Rookie of the Year final before suffering a stoppage loss to Tetsuya Hisada in 2015. Since then he has gone 6-2 (4) with defeats to Akinori Hoshino, a stablemate of Nakatani's at the MT Gym, and to Jayr Raquinel, in an OPBF title fight this past May.

On paper this is a really good match up, but one where it's easy to favour the unbeaten youngster, that some are tipping as a future world champion.

The winner of the bout will be made the mandatory challenger to Masayuki Kuroda for next year's Champion Carnival, though there is some speculation that Kuroda will vacate the title before we reach the 2019 Champion Carnival to focus on getting a world title fight.

It's also worth noting that former Japanese amateur stand out Mikito Nakano (0-0) [中野幹士] has also announced he will be making his debut on this card, though at the time of writing his opponent hasn't been announced. He is tipped to be one of the next big successes of the Teiken Gym so we're hoping that he won't be matched too softly on his debut.

For fans interested in watching this card, the show will be televised on G+ as part of their Dynamic Glove series of cards.

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Mikito Nakano to make debut on October 6th!

8/27/2018

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プロデビュー戦決まりました！！！

10月6日(土)後楽園ホール

チケットや時間の詳細はまた
詳しく載せます！！

まさかこんな早く組んでもらえると思ってなくてめちゃくちゃ嬉しい！！
あとは頑張るのみ！！

応援よろしくお願いします！
— 中野幹士 (@BoxingMikito) August 27, 2018

Earlier today Japanese hopeful Mikito Nakano (0-0) [中野幹士] took to twitter to announce that his debut has been set, with the former amateur standout now set to kick off his professional career on October 6th at the Korakuen Hall.

Unlike many notable Japanese amateurs Nakano has got a fair bit of international experience as well as experience on the domestic amateur scene. On the domestic level he claimed a Youth title in 2013, as well as National Sports Festival titles in 2016 and 2017 and came runner up in the 2017 National Championships.

On the international stage Nakano reached the quarter final of the 2015 President's cup, losing to eventual silver medal winner Mario Fernandez, and won an International Invitational Tournament in 2014 in Taipei City.

At the moment Nakano's opponent hasn't been announced though we're expecting to see him put straight into 6 round bouts and likely against an international opponent as Teiken look to guide him to some notable success. There is a chance, given how strong his amateur background is, that Teiken may look to fast track him as they are a bit thin on stars. On the other hand they may also look to develop in the shadows of fighters like Japanese Super Featherweight champion Masaru Sueyoshi (18-1, 11) [末吉大].

It should be noted that Nakano's debut will be held on the under-card of Sueyoshi's unification bout with OPBF champion Hironori Mishiro (6-0, 2) [三代大訓], and will be expected to be televised on G+.

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