This past Sunday was an incredibly busy day for Asian fight fans who had a bit of everything. Osaka, Japan In the most significant bout of the day, at least the most significant in Asia, fans got a treat as a determined Takahiro Yamamoto (16-4, 13) stopped Yu Kawaguchi (23-7, 10) to claim the OPBF Bantamweight title. The two men, traded shots earlier this year in a 12 round split decision, engaged in one of the most entertaining bouts of the year here with Yamamoto scoring a knockdown in round 2 before being dropped in round 3. Despite trading knockdowns it was cuts to Kawaguchi that forced the bout to end, with the defending champion looking a bloody pulp by round 7 when the referee eventually called a halt to proceedings. Although Kawaguchi was easily stopped it wasn't a bad day for his fast rising gym mate Kazuki Tanaka (3-0, 3) who made very light work of Thai visitor Kamraiyok Orwandavee (0-3) who was blitzed inside a round. Interestingly Kamraiyok had taken Yamamoto 3 rounds at the end of last year and whilst it may be too early to talk about Tanaka Vs Yamamoto it does seem to be a possibility for the future. Another stablemate of Kawaguchi's to taste victory was was Takayuki Okumoto (15-6-2. 6), who took an 8 round decision win over Yasuhiro Sakurai (7-20). Sadly though another fighter at the Greentsuda gym, Shohei Kanemoto (9-10-1, 3) was on the losing end of a decision as he was out pointed by Kazuyasu Okamoto (10-4, 3). In a Light Middleweight bout Ryota Yada (8-3, 6) scored a 4th round TKO against the limited Marcos Sogabe (6-11-1, 5) as he recorded his 5th straight victory. Lower down on this card fans saw Genki Maeda (2-0, 1) takes a 6 round decision win against San Saknarong (2-4) whilst a 4 round decision saw Ryosuke Nasu (2-1-1) defeat Seita Mochizuki (3-8). Also on this show was the retirement ceremony of Nobuhiro Ishida who waved good bye to professional boxing life. Osaka, Japan Another Osakan show was just as interesting, even though it lacked a title bout, though it did feature a title prelude. That title prelude was at Middleweight where Koki Tyson Maebara (9-1-1, 9) blew away Thailand's Kungsuk Sor Sompong (0-2) in just 2 rounds. Following this win Maebara announced that he was going to be challenging for an OPBF title in December, in what will be his first title bout, and a major step up in class. Another notable name in action here was former Japanese Light Middleweight champion Takayuki Hosokawa (27-10-4, 9) who took an unexpectedly close decision win over Jung Hoon Yang (9-7, 2), himself a former OPBF Welterweight title challenger. Hosokawa had been told to retire if he lost this bout though the uninspiring win may well send him into retirement anyway. Another bout that went the distance saw Ryuya Yamanaka (10-2, 2) take a wide 10 round decision win over Yoshinori Wakahara (7-6, 4) in what is a solid win for the 20 year old Yamanaka. Although not the most talented youngster in Japan we do expect to see Yamanaka compete at title level in the near future. An all Japanese based Filipino bout saw veteran Jonathan Baat (30-6-3, 14) take a wide decision win over Dado Cabintoy (15-5-2, 8), sadly for Cabintoy this loss sees a 5 fight winning streak, dating back more than 2 years, come to an end. For Baat this win secures him an October 19th bout with the much touted Hikaru Marugame (5-0, 3) in what looks like a really good looking match up. Another Japanese based Filipino picking up a win here was Mark John Yap (22-12, 10), who out pointed Shun Ishibashi (10-17-1, 4). One judge had this one far too close, scoring it 77-76, but Yap did get a well deserved unanimous decision win. In a bout scheduled for 6 rounds fans saw a blow out as Yuki Nagashima (6-2, 33) swiftly dispatched of Jaroenlek Chaiyonggym (0-2). The only other under-card bout saw the debuting Akio Furuya (1-0) take a split decision over the win-less Sumeeman Shoki (0-6). Aichi, Japan The least significant of 3 Japanese shows came from Aichi where much of the action was based around Middle Japan Rookie of the Year finals. The main event of the show was one bout which part of the Rookie tournament. This bout saw Kazuya Maruki (19-3, 12) take a dominant decision win over Indonesian visitor Heri Andriyanto (21-19-2, 10). This was a very one sided bout, though Andriyanto did make things interesting at times. The lowest weight of the Rookie of the Year bouts was at Light Flyweight where Hiroki Yajima (5-5, 3) scored a 2nd round KO against Tomohiro Shimokata (1-2-1, 1). Another stoppage occurred in the Flyweight final as Katsuteru Yoshifusa (4-0, 1) blew away Hiroshi Tanase (2-6) inside a round. At Super Flyweight we saw another unbeaten man pick up a win as Takuma Matsushita (3-0, 1) claimed a split decision win over Ryo Shibata (3-2, 2). Another unbeaten man who picked up a win here was Takuya Mizuno (6-0-1, 6) who took a 3rd round KO win over Yusuke Kubota (3-3, 1). It wasn't all great for unbeaten fighters however as Michitaka Umemoto (1-1, 1) suffered a split decision loss to Masatsugu Ito (3-2-1, 1) in a very competitive match up. At Featherweight Japanese based Peruvian Kevin Mendoza (2-0, 1) scored a blow out victory over Naoki Masukawa (3-3). Another stoppage occurred in the Super Featherweight bout as Yuya Shimakura (5-0-1, 2) stopped Kazuaki Okada (3-5, 2) in the 4th round of their bout. At Lightweight the promising 19 year old Daiki Ichikawa (5-0, 3) took out Kohei Furusawa (4-6) in the 2nd round. At Light Welterweight Tetsuya Yamaguchi (3-2-2, 2) took a 4th round TKO against Eisuke Hara (4-2, 3). The remaining bout was at Welterweight where Shingo Saiki (2-0, 2) stopped Masanori Kawai (1-3-1, 1) inside a round. Florida, USA Sadly in the US we saw Filipino veteran Dennis Laurente (49-6-5, 30) lose a wide decision to the faster, younger and more skilled John Jackson (20-2, 15). Laurente did his best to force the action but was also two steps behind Jackson who looked bigger and faster throughout. Despite the loss Laurente managed to maintain of never being stopped, an impressive feat given the power of Jackson who did drop in round 3 but never came close to stopping him. Lanao del Norte, Philippines As for actual action in the Philippines there was two bouts in Lanao del Norte. One of those saw Joel Dela Cruz (19-23-3, 7) take a decision victory against journeyman Dondon Lapuz (19-48-7, 7). The other bout on this card saw former OPBF title challenger Jovylito Aligarbes (12-3, 6) score a 6th round TKO against Edil Bastian (4-4-1, 1). This was Aligarbes's second stoppage win since he was stopped, 18 months ago, by Shingo Wake and it seems like the youngster is slowly rebuilding his career. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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This past Sunday was a busy day in Asian boxing with two shows from Thailand and another card from Japan.
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand The most notable of two Thai shows came from Nakhon Pathom where fans saw a combination of prospects and title holders. One of the prospects in action was Manachai Banchamek (3-0, 2) who blew away Saengpetch Kwanjaisrikot (0-1) in the second round of their Light Flyweight bout. This was Manachai's third bout this year and it seems clear he's going to be kept active through 2015. Another notable prospect in action was Petchchorhae Kokietgym (11-0, 7) who took a 6 round decision over Indonesian veteran Samuel Tehuayo (18-34-2, 3). This was Tehuayo's second loss in the space of a week, following a previous loss to Suriyan Sor Rungvisai, and was his 11th straight loss, all in the space of just 8 months. One of the title bouts saw PABA Flyweight champion Myung Goo Yuh (26-4-1, 21) successfully defend his title as he swiftly stopped Filipino fighter Richie Behec (2-3-1, 1) in the 3rd round of their bout. Behec, who has now lost his last 3 bouts, is likely to be forced into taking a break from the ring following this stoppage and that may not be a bad thing for the fighter who has managed to squeeze in 5 fights already this year. Despite being a Korean Yuh has impressively won 12 bouts in Thailand where he is now making a name for himself and moving towards a world title fight. The other title bout here saw Petchbarngborn Kokietgym (31-7-1, 14) successfully defend his PABA Super Flyweight title as he scored an 8th round TKO against Indonesian fighter Frans Damur Palue (10-7-2, 5). This was the 9th straight win by Petchbarngborn who has been on an excellent run since his knockout loss to Sho Ishida back in September 2013. Bangkok, Thailand In Bangkok fans saw a pair of fights with each of them featuring an experienced Japanese visitor battling against a Thai novice. One of the Japanese fights was Tatsuya Fukuhara (14-4-5, 4) who made very light work of Pangpormn Por Singdet (0-1). Fukuhara was returning to Thailand for his first bout in the country following his draw with Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr last September and is now 1-0-1 (1) in the country of smiles. The other bout saw Ryusei Yoshida (26-6, 13) take out Siangthip Sithbunkon (0-1) in the 3rd round. This is Yoshida's 4th straight win since coming up short against Paul Fleming back in April 2013 in Macau. Aichi, Japan As well as the action in Thailand there was also a show in Japan featuring 6 bouts, though none of them looked particularly notable. The main event here saw Japanese ranked Kazuya Maruki (18-3, 12) score an easy win over Thai visitor Mongoldam Sithwarunee (1-4, 1) with a 3rd round KO. This was Mongkoldam's 4th successive stoppage loss, according to boxrec.com, and in those 4 stoppages he has only survived a combined 15 rounds. For Maruki this is a good comeback win after he suffered a shock loss to Quaye Peter last December. The chief support bout saw Takashi Omae (13-4-5, 1) take a hard fought win over Thai visitor Petchnamchao Sor Sakulwong (1-2, 1). On paper this was a mismatch though Petchnamchai gave a solid account of himself and will likely be invited back to Japan having given two solid performances there. The under-card qas equally uninspiring. The most competitive of the bouts saw Yuta Imaizumi (2-1) take a split decision over the win-less Takumi Koroki (0-2) whilst another competitive match up saw Kohei Furusawa (4-6) take a narrow unanimous decision over the win-less Masahiro Hayakwa (0-5-1). Still on the under-card fans saw Tamaki Miwa (2-0, 1) score an opening round win over the debuting Takashi Arakawa (0-1). It took just a round longer for Shinpei Tominaga (2-2, 2) to take out So Watanabe (0-1). Jakarta, Indonesia In Indonesian fans saw Abdul Haris Sofyan (3-2, 1)* claim a variation of the Indonesian national Featherweight title with a 6th round TKO against Agus Kustiawan (13-3, 5)*. Not many details of this bout are known though it was the third meeting between the two men who first fought back in 2012. Notably both records are believe to be incomplete. |
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