This past Sunday saw some notable names in action in Japan. Sadly however all the results haven't been made available at the time of writing, as a result we can feature the ones we have. Fukuoka, Japan Arguably the most notable of two Japanese cards came from Fukuoka. In the main event of this show fans saw WBC female Minimumweight champion Yuko Kuroki (14-4-1, 7) claim a 3rd round TKO win against Kanittha Saknarong (0-4)*. Saknarong, who had never previously been stopped, was well out of her depth against the champion, who was participating in a non-title bout. It now appears that Kuroki weill be back in the ring in December to defend her belt, albeit against a yet to be named foe. The other bout of note on this card saw Tatsuya Fukuhara (15-4-5, 6) score a 3rd round TKO win against Thongchai Chaiyonggym (0-1). The bout was a mismatch but appears to have been made as a title prelude for Fukuhara who has made it clear that he would like a Japanese title fight, a fight he may get by the end of this year. Despite his less than stellar record Fukuhara is now unbeaten in 5 fights dating back to a decision loss in 2013 to Takuma Inoue. Osaka, Japan The other Japanese show came from Osaka. On this show the main event saw former 4-time world title challenger Hiroyuki Hisataka (24-13-1, 10) in action. Hisataka, who has mixed with top level competition, easily over-came the heavy handed but inexperienced Keisuke Tabuchi (9-3, 7) with an 8 round decision win. Tabuchi tried his best but was unable to match the skills or speed of Hisataka who may well be hoping to build his way towards an OPBF or Japanese title fight at Bantamweight. The only other result we have from this card was an upset with Toshihiro Kai (5-7-2, 1) taking a decision against Yutaka Oishi (11-5, 6). Kai was the clear winner here and recorded just his second victory in his last 5 bouts. Southern Leyte, Philippines As well as the action in Japan there was also a small show in the Philippines. The main event here was a competitive 10 round bout that saw Jonathan Ricablanca (8-48-2, 1) take a minor upset win over Ryan Tampus (11-15, 8). This was the second meeting between the two men with Tampus actually beating Ricablanca back in January 2010, though he has since gone 2-12. This win is Ricablanca's first since March 2012, when he beat Jomar Fajardo, and sees him ending a 14 fight losing streaking. In an all debutant contest Rimon Rama (1-0, 1) blew out Jaypee Payac (0-1) whilst another novice, Jeffrey Stella (1-0-1, 1) blew away Tericito Pilo (0-1), with both of these bouts ending inside a round. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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Ozawa and Kwanpichit claim titles, Kamikubo comes undone whilst Hisataka and Osawa claim wins4/4/2015 This past Friday was a hectic day in Asian boxing with a televised card in Thailand and a couple of notable shows in Japan Bangkok, Thailand In Thailand fans had a number of bouts televised on Channel 7 from Bangkok. We won't pretend these were anything too special but there was a notable main event as well as several prospects. The stand out name in action was Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym (29-1-2, 14) who claim the WBO Oriental Flyweight title with a 12th round TKO over the stubborn Haji Juma (14-7-5, 7). Juma, who began his career 0-2-5 wasn't expected to put up a fight against Kwanpichit but appeared to fancy his own chances and gave the Thai some real questions to answer in a worth while main event. In a less worth while bout fans saw the promising Rakniran Muadransarakam (4-0, 3) score a quick win over the debuting Kriengkrai Kiatchansing (0-1). This was Rakniran's 3rd successive stoppage following a 6 round decision win over the experienced Saichon Or Ounsuwon on his debut last October and although this was over quickly it was highly entertaining. Another relatively quick win was scored by Saentanong Onesongchaigym (5-0, 2) who over-came Petchpookradung Mor Rattanabandit (0-1) in the second round of their bout and scored one of the most hilarious KO's we've seen this year The only bout between men to go the distance saw Thewa Onesongchaigym (6-2, 1) take a 6 round decision over debutant Somkiet Sor Sompotgym (0-1). This was accompanied by two female bouts which also went the distances. One of these saw novice Petcharas Mor Krungthepthonburi (2-0) extend her perfect record with a decision over Kularbgoen Sor Visetkit (0-1) whilst the other saw Anrey Onesongchaigym (7-1-1, 3) take a decision over the win-less Petchluksor Sor Praithong (0-2). Osaka, Japan Fans in Japan had an interesting looking card at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, the venue formerly known as the Bodymaker Colosseum. In the main event of this show the fans saw female fighter Tamao Ozawa (8-2, 2) score the most significant win over her career and take a split decision over Terumi Nuki (6-1, 3) to claim the OPBF female Super Flyweight title. The bout was close on all cards but Ozawa was the deserving winner and used that little bit of extra experience to over-come Nuki who will come back stronger from this loss. Although the female title bout was the main event it was just one of 4 notable bouts on the show. Another saw former world title challenger Hiroyuki Hisataka (23-13-1, 10) score a career saving decision win over Keisuke Nakayama (6-2-1, 3). Hisataka had lost his previous 3 bouts, including a world title fight to the then WBO Super Flyweight champion Omar Andres Narvaez, and seemed to accept 4 straight losses would be the end. This however was a clear win for the “Sexy Soldier” who scarcely lost a round. Another notable name on this show was former OPBF Featherweight champion Hiroshige Osawa (27-3-4, 16) who managed to see off Indonesian veteran Arief Blader (20-17-1, 7) in the 9th round of their scheduled 10 round bout. This was Osawa's 4th straight stoppage win following a year long suspension by the JBC for taking part in a bout in the Philippines that they were unhappy about. Notable this was Blader's 4th straigth defeat but the first time he has been stopped since being taken out in 2 rounds by talented Pinoy prospect Mark Bernaldez almost 2 years ago. The other bout saw the previously unbeaten Takeru Kamikubo (8-1, 5) lose his unbeaten record inside 90 seconds as he was dropped 3 times by former Japanese title challenger Atsushi Aburada (10-7, 6). Kamikubo, who had impressed us last year, really seemed unable to recover after the first knockdown and it'll be a big wake up call to the promising, but still very young, fighter. Lower down on this card we saw the unbeaten Shoma Okamoto (5-0) extend his perfect record with a 4 round decision victory over Kazuki Kimura (3-4, 1) whilst Takaaki Kanai (4-3, 2) scored an opening round TKO against Nobuya Nakazawa (2-2, 2). Tokyo, Japan A second Japanese show was a Rookie of the Year qualifying show which tool place at the Korakuen Hall. This card featured a total of 12 bouts and saw a lot of action, ranging from very competitive to complete blow outs. At Welterweight Toshinori Kikuchi (2-1, 2) scored a 31 second blow out against the previously unbeaten Hiroki Watanabe (1-1, 1), this was the shortest bout of the show, though one of 3 bouts that failed to last a minute. In a Lightweight bout Ryusei Yabe (4-0-1, 3) scored a 4th round TKO against the win-less Hiroshi Higuchi (0-2). At Super Featherweight we saw another another 4th round TKO as Mamoru Suzuki (1-1, 1) defeated Hyuga Aoki (1-1) and claimed his first win. More 4th round TKO's occurred at Featherweight where Shogo Sakai (3-2-1, 3) stopped Isami Komikado (1-5, 1) and Kanehiro Nakagawa (2-1, 2) over-came Tetsuya Hirokawa (2-5, 2). The other bouts that failed to go beyond a minute were both at Super Bantamweight. One of those bouts lasted 37 seconds before resulting in a technical draw, leaving both Masayoshi Yamasaki (1-1-1) and Yuta Itagaki (3-2-2, 1) feeling frustrated. The other lasted 54 seconds as Wataru Yokoyama (2-3, 2) blew away Shuntaro Ouchi (1-3). At Flyweight we saw a 90 second blow away win by Shunya Nagaoka (2-2, 1), who blew away Shuhei Takahashi (2-3, 1). A more competitive bout saw Jun Ishimoto (4-3, 2) claim a split decision win over the previously unbeaten Daisuke Yamada (2-1, 1). The remaining Flyweight bout saw Norris Yano (3-1-1) take a clear decision win over Alan Shimizu (1-1). At Light Flyweight Fumiya Akao (3-0-1, 1) claim a split decision over Akira Kokubo (1-5-3) whilst Satoru Todaka (3-1-1, 1) scored a clear decision over Naoki Akagi (2-6-2, 1). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) It's not often we can openly say this but, what a great day Friday was with free to watch action in Japan and Thailand. Tokyo, Japan We're used to having televised Friday morning fights from Thailand so they were nothing new however what was a very unexpected treat was the fact Dangan 112 was streamed live, over Ustream, by Miyata Gym who streamed the show from start to end in what was genuinely a treat for the fans. We know Miyata aren't the first to do it, SGS have done it several times, but that didn't stop it being a treat from the opening bout to the final contest. The opening two bouts were both C Class tournament final bouts and both proved how much the tournament meant to the fighters in action. The first saw Wataru Takeda (3-0-1, 1) take a well earned 4 round victory over Taiga Higashi (1-1, 1). Although this was a clear under-card bout it showed how much difference there is between a lot of the undercard bouts in Japan and their equivalents in the west. Both guys wanted to win, both gave it their all, and both helped put on a very good bout, even if Takeda did look the better fighter, as evidenced clearly in round 4. The second of the C class tournament bouts saw Ryusei Ishii (4-1, 2) really impress us with his fan friendly style, Sergio Martinez like movement and hands down stance as he out pointed the dangerous Kenta Yamada (3-1, 3) with ease. Ishii dropped Yamada to show his dominance in power and in boxing in a really, really stunning performance by the 18 year old southpaw hopeful. The third bout saw another promising youngster catch out eye, Ryota Ishida (2-0, 2). Ishida, another 18 year old, dropped his previously unbeaten foe Yusuke Moriya (1-1) late in the opening round before tearing into him at the start of the second and eventually forced the referee to save a tired looking Moriya who tried to fight back but was unable to stop the onslaught from Ishida who really looks like an exciting and promising young fighter for the future. The surprise performance of the show came from Masaya Kohama (2-2-1) who didn't look likely to catch our attention considering his record. Kohama however took his chance and boxed beautifully to get past Keisuke Ogino (2-6, 1) in a bout that what was one of the most pleasant surprises we've seen in a ring for a very long time. A closer look at Kohama's record has convinced us that he's much better than his record indicates and we'd suggest keeping an eye on him for the long run, if he progresses as he could do then he may be another of the late bloomers of Japanese boxing. We saw a second stoppage on the show when Ryosuke Takami (5-1, 4) stopped the busier but less skilled Tsubasa Matsudo (4-9-3, 1) in 4 rounds. Matsudo had started fast but was eventually broken down when he began to slow in what was another interesting bout despite the differences in the records between the two men. In the chief support bout we saw Wataru Miyasaka (9-2-1, 2) out point Yuki Iwasaki (11-6, 6) over 8 rounds. The bout did have a few competitive rounds but there was no argument over who the winner was with Miyasaka looking the more complete fighter in a majority of the rounds. It was a clear decision but still an entertaining contest. The highlight of the show was, as expected, the main event which pitted former world title challengers against each other in what was viewed as a must win contest for both men. The bout saw Takuya Kogawa (23-4, 13), a man coming in on the back of a very controversial loss to Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep in Thailand, battle against Hiroyuki Hisataka (22-13-1, 10), who came in to the bout following losses to Ryo Matsumoto last time out via decision and Omar Andres Narvaez, via stoppage in a world title bout. On paper it was close to a domestic super fight and turned out to be a super fight watch with Hisataka trying to impose himself on Kogawa with his natural size and strength whilst Kogawa used his skill and speed to win rounds, land hurtful counters and generally do enough to win the rounds, including a 10-8 second round. Going into the final round Hisataka needed a knockout though both men fought as if they each needed to finish it and we got a final round to remember as the two slugged it out in a thriller. We suggest you give this one a watch if you have the time. We won't say this was the card of the year, but it was incredibly good from start to end and for a domestic card shown over Ustream for free it put to shame a lot of the big US cards on premium TV. Well done to all involved for this very enjoyable show. Ratchaburi, Thailand As well as the Japanese action there was also a show from Thailand than seemed to end quicker than anyone had suspected with a host of blow outs. The quickest of those saw Kongfah Nakornluang (16-0, 9) dispatch the over-matched Santos Kwanjaisrikod (0-2) inside a round in what was little more than a mismatch to help rebuild Kongfah's confidence following his struggle with Den Sithsaithong last time out. The most eye catching victory was scored by former WBC Super Flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (29-4-1, 26) who stopped the naturally bigger Boido Simanjuntak (18-24-1, 7) in the opening seconds of the 6th round with a very eye catching 1-punch knockdown. Boido did get up from the knockdown, somehow, but was unfit to continue continue and probably needed a few moments to know where he was. In the main event of the show we saw Nawaphon Por Chokchai (24-0, 17) successfully defend his WBC Asian Boxing Councuil Flyweight title with a 4th round KO of the usually tough Filipino Donny Mabao (21-23-1, 4). On paper this was a mismatch but it become more so when Nawapon appeared 3 if not 4 divisions bigger than the Filipino visitor. Western Australia, Australia "Down under" we did a trio of Thai's in action and they had mixed fortunes. Whilst veteran Sapapetch Sor Sakaorat (31-16, 20) was defeated in 4 rounds by Luke Sharp (10-2-2, 3) and we did Yingtai Sithdara (0-7-1) defeated in 2 rounds by Jacob Santoro (2-0, 1) we also saw Thonthai Rajanondh (17-19, 5) take an unexpected 2nd round TKO against Dan Carter (0-2). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) |
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