Category: Hironori Mishiro

Former OPBF champion Ryo Takenaka retires

8/8/2019

Earlier today we saw an announcement from Japan revealing that wformer OPBF Featherweight champion Ryo Takenaka (18-5-1, 11) [竹中良] was retiring following his recent loss to OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (8-0-1, 3) [三代大訓].

The talented Takenaka was an amateur standout, running up a 73-17 (28) record in the unpaid ranks before beginning his professional career in 2008.

Despite some set backs early in his career, including losses to Ryol Li Lee and Hisashi Amagasa, Takenaka would win the OPBF Featherweight title in 2015, with a brilliant KO over Vinvin Rufino.

As the OPBF champion Takenaka made 3 defenses before being stopped by Korean tough guy Sa Myung Noh in 2017. A move up in weight followed and after two wins he would be upset by the unheralded Heorhii Lashko before losing in his final bout to Mishiro.

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Mishiro, Suzuki and Hiraoka named as monthly award winners

8/6/2019

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Earlier today the East Japan Boxing Assocation announced their latest monthly award winners, the winners for the month of July. It was an interesting month on the Japanese scene and every award really did have multiple fighters were in the running, for one of the best months of the year.

The MVP for the month was OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (8-0-1, 3) [三代大訓] with an 8 roudn win over former OPBF Featherweight champion Ryo Takenaka (18-5-1, 11) [竹中良]. The talented Mishiro was forced to work hard early on, but turned it on in the middle rounds before breaking down his challenger and notching one of his career best wins. This was his second MVP award of the year, following his win in March, and it's clear that he is being given the right bouts to prepare for big contests down the line.

The Fighting Spirit award was won by the newly crowned Japanese Bantamweight Yusuke Suzuki (11-3, 7) [鈴木悠介], pictured, who was forced to wait for his shot, but made the most of it, beating Yuta Saito (12-10-3, 9) [齊藤裕太] in a violent, barn burner. Suzuki, who was badly swollen at the final bell, deserved the win, and sadly Saito would go on to confirm he was retiring, ending an incredibly fun and under-rated career. This was a huge win for Suzuki and the performance showed real fighting spirit, fighting through some severe facial damage.

The Newcomer award was claimed by Ohashi Gym's rising Light Welterweight hopeful Andy Hiraoka (14-0, 9) [平岡アンディ], who stepped up and beat former world title challenger Akihiro Kondo (31-9-1, 18) [近藤明広] with a wide 10 round decision. This was a real test for the athletically gifted Hiraoka, who showed poise, calmness and skills in what was a statement win. Although Hiraoka can't currently face stablemate Koki Inoue for the Japanese title it does seem likely that he will get a title shot, perhaps at regional level, relatively soon and this was great preparation for the longer distances, and for adapting when he can't blow an opponent away.

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Mishiro stops Takenaka to retain OPBF crown!

7/27/2019

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The headline bout at the Korakuen Hall today saw unbeaten OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (8-0-1, 3) [三代大訓] score one of his best wins to date, stopping former OPBF Featherweight champion Ryo Takenaka (18-5-1, 11) [竹中良] to retain his title.

On paper this bout looked like a technical match up between two highly schooled fighters, but one where neither guy was expected to have the power to hurt the other. In the end Mishiro had more power on his shots than expected.

Mishiro, defending his belt for the third time, seemed to quickly relax behind his jab, though it wasn't long before Takenaka began to find success of his own, landing good shots in round 2 and forcing Mishiro to use his right hand more. Through 4 rounds there was little to separate them with the judges all having the scores at 38-38 when they were publicly announced.

Despite the competitive start Mishiro began the second half of the fight with a bit of momentum, after having had a good 4th round, and he took round 5 as well, as the tempo rose slightly and Takenaka's face began to show some signs of damage. Things would get worse for Takenaka at the end of round 7, when he was clearly hurt and lucky the bell rang to save him.

Mishiro knew his man was still hurt when they came out for round 8 and he dropped him mid-way through the round. With the count climbing Takenaka's team threw in the towel, saving their man from either being counted out or taking more punishment.

Sadly for the 34 year old Takenaka this is a 4th stoppage loss, and his second straight defeat. His career is going to be a very tough one to rebuild from here. For Takenaka the win will help legitimise his reign, and hopefully his next bout will be a bigger and better one as he begins to prepare for bouts at a higher level, and world title fights may not be too far away for the talented young Watanabe Gym fighter.

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Mishiro and Takenaka make weight for OPBF title bout

7/26/2019

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Tomorrow at Korakuen Hall OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (7-0-1, 2) [三代大訓] will make his next defense, as he risks his title against former OPBF Featherweight champion Ryo Takenaka (18-4-1, 11) [竹中良].

The bout, the main event of a solid triple header, is expected to be an intriguing technical match up between two highly skilled fighter fighters each looking to move their career forward and score one of the best wins to date. For Takenaka the bout is a chance to become a 2-time champion whilst Mishiro will be seeking his third defense.

Today, ahead of their bout, the two men took part in their weigh in and both men made the 130lb limit with no issues.

Mishiro came in around 129.7lbs for the bout and looked the naturally bigger, stronger man. He told the press that he was grateful to the Watanabe Gym, his promoter, for securing a good opponent for this bout but seemed very confident of being the better man, and showing his growth as a fighter here.

Takenaka on the other hand was bang on the divisional limit of 130lbs he was very confident sounding himsel, stating that he felt he could over-come Mishiro and become a 2-weight OPBF champion. He looked relaxed, but will clearly be the under-dog against the fast rising Mishiro.

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Mishiro takes on Takenaka in latest OPBF title defense

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Paravi to show July 27th card live...TBS to get delayed broadcast

7/22/2019

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On July 27th we get a stacked card from Dangan and Watanabe. The hope had long been for the card to be made available live on Boxing Raise, given that Dangan were involved in the promotion of the show. Sadly however it's now clear that Boxing Raise will not have the show live.

Instead Japanese premium service Paravi will have the card streamed live online, allowing only Japanese viewers to watch the card which features a brilliant triple header of title fights.

The show will be headlined by OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (7-0-1, 2) [三代大訓] defending his belt against former OPBF Featherweight champion Ryo Takenaka (18-4-1, 11) [竹中良], in what looks like a solid third defense for the champion.

As well as the main event the other title bouts on the card will see Japanese Bantamweight champion Yuta Saito (12-9-3, 9) [齊藤裕太] taking on mandatory challenger Yusuke Suzuki (10-3, 7) [鈴木悠介] and the next bout in the career of the highly touted Ginjiro Shigeoka (3-0, 2) [重岡銀次朗] , who faces Filipino foe Clyde Azarcon (15-2-1, 5) for the WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight title.

Although the live broadcast news is hugely disappointing it is worth noting that TBS will show parts of the card, as part of their "Guts Fighting" series, just 2 days later on free TV, giving the fighters a chance to show what they can do to a wider audience than Boxing Raise could ever manage. In a way this is a silver lining to the gray cloud.

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Mishiro takes on Takenaka in latest OPBF title defense
Saito and Suzuki battle for Japanese crown
Shigeoka goes for regional title against Azarcon!

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Mishiro stops Takenaka to retain OPBF crown!

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Paravi to show July 27th card live...TBS to get delayed broadcast

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