Tokyo, Japan This past Thursday in Japan fans at the Korakuen Hall got a treat as they saw a world title unification bout, a Japanese title bout, a world ranked contender and several promising prospects in a show that went somewhat under-the-radar. The main event of the card was the Japanese title fight, which took place at Featherweight and saw former title challenger Satoshi Hosono (29-2-1, 20) narrowly retain his title with a majority decision win over the tough and very game Takuya Watanabe (26-6-1, 12). Watanabe came to win and through the first 5 rounds was more than holding his own however Hosono's pressure managed to see him come on strong in the latter rounds to just claim the victory. In the other title fight fans saw the tough Momo Koseki (21-2-1, 7) over-come an opening round knockdown, and a bloodied nose, to unify her WBA Atomweight title with the WBC title held by rival foe Ayaka Miyao (20-6-1, 4). Miyao got off to a good start but Koseki showed her champions quality and claimed a narrow win. This was Koseki's 16th defense and finally saw her unifying titles to cement her legacy as the greatest Atomweight of all time. The chief supporting bout saw the world ranked Ryo Matsumoto (16-0, 14) continue his unbeaten run as he scored a 5th round TKO win over the game and gutsy, but completely over-matched, Saensak Sithwarunee (1-5), who has now been stopped in a successive trio of bouts. Ryo Matsumoto's bout was one of three scheduled to go 8 rounds. Another saw Lightweight puncher Yosimichi Matsumoto (9-1, 7) score a 4th round TKO win over Genki Maeda (2-1, 1), who tried to bite off too much too soon. The other saw Kenichi Miyazaki (10-1-1, 3) score a 4th round TKO win over Thai visitor Chaloemkiat Kiatprapat (0-1). To open the card fans get a couple of 4 rounders. One of those saw Toru Kiyota (2-0, 2) score an 81 second victory over Akira Watanabe (2-5-1, 2) whilst the other resulted in a 3rd round TKO win for Naoki Koishi (4-2, 1) who beat Yuichi Kitayama (3-3-1, 3). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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Tokyo, Japan There wasn't much Asian action this past Wednesday though there was a card at the Korakuen Hall. The main event of the show was a mouth watering match on paper, between two genuinely promising young fighters each looking to claim the biggest win of their career. In one corner was hard hitting Japanese 21 year old Tsuyoshi Tameda (12-1-2, 10) whilst in the other was Filipino 23 year old Mark Bernaldez (15-1, 10). The fight was, on paper, a 50-50 contest and through the early stages seemed to be as a relatively even bout with Tameda applying the pressure whilst Bernaldez found space for his sharp counters. A change of tactic from Tameda however saw him taking over the contest before stopping the gutsy Filipino the 7th round of the bout to claim the best win of his career. Whilst the win was a great for Tameda it will not be the end for Bernaldez who may well improving following this hard fought defeat. In one of the supporting bouts fans saw Shingo Kusano (10-4-1, 4) take a decision win over Kenta Takahashi (10-10-3, 3) in a bout that proved to be better than the records would suggested. The bout was relatively competitive early on but Kusano turned up the heat to take a clear decision over the 8 round distance. The only other 8 round bout on this card was a mismatch as Seigo Ogido (8-2-1, 3) blew away Namnun Saksiri (0-2) inside a round. This was the first time Ogido had been scheduled to go 8 but no one really expected it to go the distance, especially considering that Saksiri had been stopped in 2 rounds last year by Takeru Kamikubo. In the only 6 rounder on this card fans saw a surprisingly competitive contest between Takuya Watanabe (26-5-1, 12) and Shun Shimazaki (6-7-1, 1). On paper it was a mismatch but Shimazaki fought as if his career depended on it and really forced Watanabe to step up his game in what was a solid bout. Whilst Shimazaki didn't take the win he'll know that he earned a lot of credit on route to losing this decision. As for Watanabe the future seems to be on a title bout, though he will need to be better than he was here. The under-card of this show had a trio of 4 rounders. Only one of those went the distance with that resulting in a decision win for the debuting Hiroyuki Sato (1-0), who out pointed Sho Sekine (0-2). Both of the other under-card contests lasted less than a round with the short of those lasting just 45 seconds as Akira Watanabe (2-4-1, 2) easily saw off the win-less Koji Fujimoto (0-3). The other saw Ryusie Uchikoshi (1-0, 1) score a debut victory over fellow debutant Akira Hokkoku (0-1). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) This past Friday was a hectic day from start to finish for Asian fans who got fights from all over Asia as well as a number of fighters in action outside of Asia. Beiing, China The most notable action of the day came from the Chinese capital where fans got an “interim” world title bout as well as several lower level bouts. Whilst we won't pretend the show was the greatest it certainly featured some excitement and plenty of knockdowns. We'll start with the main event which saw exciting Filipino Randy Petalcorin (23-1-1, 18) successfully defend his WBA “interim” Light Flyweight title with an opening round destruction of Chinese challenger Ma Yi Ming (12-6, 7). Petalcorin looked sharp from the off and scored a trio of knockdowns forcing the referee to halt the bout after less than 2 minutes. Considering how good Petalcorin looked here we can't help but think it's time he stepped up and started facing fellow world level fighters rather than over matched foes like Ming. The co-feature bout on the BTV Sports telecast saw Chinese Light Heavyweight Qu Peng (7-1-1, 5) make light work of Australian visitor Dane Campbell (3-3, 2) with an opening round TKO. Campbell had been down twice before a follow up assault forced the referee to halt the contest. With this win Peng claimed the “illustrious” WBO China National Light Heavyweight title, which was paraded around the ring prior to the bout. The opening bout on the telecast was another bout in the heavier divisions as Zulpikar Maimaitiali (1-0, 1) scored a 5th round TKO against Thai visitor Yodkhunsuk Poowana (4-3-1, 2). The Thai had been down in the opening round before being stopped by the referee, incidentally a referee from Thailand. Another China Vs Thailand bout took place off camera as Xia Shunkai (3-0, 2) took his first decision win as he over-came Kajornsak Sithsaithong (7-5, 7). The rest of the bouts here were all Chinese affairs. One of those saw Adili Abulimiti (1-1-1) take a 6 round decision win over debutant Huang Ju Xiang (0-1), another saw Xu Que (2-1-1, 2) take a 3rd round TKO win over Peng Ding Gui (0-1) whilst the unbeaten Yelieqiati (2-0) took a 4 round shut out against Liu Peng Fei (0-1). Beijing, China As well as the big show in Beijing there was another show, in the same venue in fact. This one featured mostly novices in action with 9 fights in total. The main event for this card saw the debuting Chen Sen (1-0) take a majority decision over Ji Tao (7-5, 2) in the only 6 round bout of the card. Tao was the most experienced fighter on the card, by far. From the 8 under-card 4 went the distance and 4 finished early. One of those that failed to go the distance saw Su Cheng (2-0, 1) claim a 2nd round TKO against Lin Jing Huang (0-1), another 2nd round TKO saw Alimu Wushouer (1-0, 1) over-come Yan Xiao Long (0-1). A 3rd TKO saw Dilixiati (1-0, 1) stop Lin Bing He (0-1) whilst a bout that ended in round 4 saw Tan Zheng (1-1, 1) over-come Ye Bao Fei (0-1) In terms of bouts that went the distance a couple of those were clear and a couple were very close. One of those clear bouts saw Niu Zhong Jie (1-0) over-come Yu Chang Tian (0-1) whilst the other was a win for Cai Jun Cheng (1-0) who defeated Zhang Yi Feng (0-2). In the closer bouts fans saw Zhang Qi Xiu (1-0) take a majority decision over Halimubieke (1-2) and Wang Yin Gang (3-0, 1) take a victory over Su Shi Long (0-1). Bangkok, Thailand There was also some televised action from Thailand where fans had the chance to see several notable names in action. One of those notable names was former world title challenger Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym (45-2, 27) who took on the visiting Alwi Alhabsyi (13-22-3, 3) in what looked like a complete mismatch on paper. Whilst Panomroonglek got the much expected win, a stoppage in the 5th round, we were impressed but the gutsy effort of Alhabsyi who gave a lot more of an effort than many fighters in his position. Unfortunately for him he was down twice with the final one coming at the end of round 5. (Note at the time of writing boxrec.com list this as a 3rd round KO, the footage however proves that it was round 5). Another notable name was Noknoi Sitthiprasert (54-4, 31)* who scored his 53rd straight win as he stopped the debuting Tonpetch Sithchansing (0-1) in round 3. This was as much of a mismatch as the records would suggest and it leaves us wondering just how many poor opponents they can find Noknoi to pad his record. Yet another notable name in action here was former WBA “interim” Flyweight champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (35-3, 21)* who managed to defeat the massively over-matched Jopher Marayan (7-6-2, 3) of the Philippines. Marayan came to fight but was busted up and bloodied by the time the referee stopped the bout in round 4. Prior to the stoppage Marayan was dropped and looked looked wobbly with his effort clearly taking it's toll on him. Despite the loss for Marayan we would like to see more of him as he's a fighter who comes to win. With this win Yodmongkol claimed the WBA Asia Flyweight title. A final notable name here was Ratchasak KKP (27-3-1, 13) who took a stoppage win over Chaosamut Sithchansing (0-1). Chaosamut came to fight and did show some nice touches in a bout that became a slugfest. Unfortunately for the novice he was broken down despite a brave effort. As with many of the other losers on this card we genuinely want to see more of Chaosamut who impressed us more than Ratchasak did, Metro Manila, Philippines In the Philippines fans saw a show with a few interesting bouts. The most notable of those saw the heavy handed Warlito Parrenas (24-6, 21) make light work of Thai visitor Kaichon Sor Vorapin (25-14, 9). Parrenas, ranked #1 by the WBO at Super Flyweight, disposed of Kaichon in the 3rd of a scheduled 10 rounds. This was the Thai's 5th straight stoppage loss and it seems clear he's no longer any sort of a threat. Tokyo, Japanese In Japan fans got an 8 fight show at the Korakuen Hall and although none of the bouts were huge there was a number of notable names and notable results. The main event saw an upset as Tatsuya Otsubo (8-6-1, 3) took a close unanimous decision against ranked fighter Akihiko Katagiri (16-8-2, 7). This was Katagiri's first loss since he was stopped by Jhonny Gonzalez around 2 years ago however for Otsubo this was his 6th win and he has really turned his career around after a 2-6-1 start to his career. In the co-feature Hikaru Nishida (12-7-2, 4) took an easy win over Thai visitor Kungsuk Sor Sompong (0-1). Nishida stopped the Thai in the 2nd round of a scheduled 8 rounder. This was Nishida's second win since losing a competitive decision to Akio Shibata last July in an OPBF/Japanese title fight. A third scheduled 8 rounder saw Kimika Miyoshi (10-8-1, 5), a former female OPBF title holder, take out Muyalek Sithsaithong (3-1, 1) after just 1 minute of their bout. Another notable name here was IBF Asia Featherweight champion Takuya Watanabe (25-5-1, 12) who blew out Sornnarai Sor Bangkhru (0-1) in 117 seconds of a scheduled 6 rounder. We're not hoping to see Watanabe in a more notable bout as he is genuinely an interesting fighter. Another 6 rounder saw Yamato Nakagawa (5-5, 3) make light work of the limited Ryota Koizumi (6-11-1, 4). On the under-card we saw qualified accountant Kohei Kashino (2-0, 1) take a decision win over Akihrio Hikicho (3-5-3). Kashino's stablemate Riyako Goshi (3-3) wasn't as lucky however as she saw her 3-fight winning run come to an end in a wide decision loss to Yumiko Shimooka (2-1, 1). The reamining under-card bout ended in a draw as Shinjiro Kawada (2-1-1, 2) failed to see off Ryo Nakanko (1-2-2). Accra, Ghana In Africa things didn't end too well for the hard hitting but fragile Joebert Delos Reyes (13-5-1, 10) who was stopped in the 4th round by Emmanuel Tagoe (23-1, 10). This bout, for the WBA International Lightweight title, was ended on the 3-knockdown rule with Reyes being bounced on and off the canvas in round 4. Eastern Cape, South Africa Sadly things were frustrating for for Randy Braga (15-1-1, 3) who lost his unbeaten record in controversial circumstances. The Filipino, who travelled to South Africa to take on the heavy handed Macbute Sinyabi (25-4, 19), came incredibly close to claiming the IBO Inter-continental Featherweight title but was unfortunate on two of the cards as he lost a very close split decision to the home fighter. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) (*Boxrec records are missing recent bouts for both Yodmongkol and Noknoi) Doi's career is over following stoppage loss to Alie Laurel, Peter scores a second successive scalp3/17/2015 Tokyo, Japan There wasn't much action this Tuesday but what there was, overall, notable with a minor upset and a career ending loss for a veteran of the Japanese circuit. We'll start with the career ending bout which saw veteran Nobuhisa Coronita Doi (29-15-8, 11) sadly end his career with a stoppage loss courtesy of Filipino fighter Alie Laurel (13-3, 9). Laurel, who was unknown outside of the Philippines until early 2014, scored his second notable victory as he stopped Doi in the 3rd round and sent the popular Japanese fighter into retirement on the back of his 9th stoppage loss. Sadly for Doi his career will be best remembered for the fact he came up short in every one of his title bouts. As for the upset that saw Quaye Peter (7-5-2, 3) score his second successive notable win as he over-came Ryoji Tanaka (8-3-1, 2) in a competitive 8 round bout. Tanaka had entered the bout on the back of 5 fights and was unbeaten in more than 2 years but Peter managed to add his scalp to the of Kazuya Maruki who he beat last December. We now expect to see Peter return to the ring at the end of May to battle Cristiano Aoqui, the last man to beat him. Another notable fighter on this card was IBF Asia champion Takuya Watanabe (24-5-1, 11) who fought a stay busy fight with Thai novice San Saknarong (1-2). Watanabe won the bout with an 8 round shut out though he was, clearly, a number of levels above the Thai fighter. A somewhat more competitive bout between a Thai visitor and a Japanese local saw Shintaro Matsumoto (11-4, 8) get given a slightly more worthwhile work out as he took a clear win over the debuting Kompayak Sithcharnkom (0-1). It was a clear win for the local fighter but he did get a few competitive rounds. In an impressive outing Tsuyoshi Tameda (11-1-1, 9) blew away Takrenori Ohashi (11-4-1, 7) in just 140 seconds. This looked like it could have been interesting on paper but really was a blow out by Tameda. In the only scheduled 6 rounded we saw a notable upset as Shingo Kusano (9-4-1, 4) shocked Reiya Abe (8-2, 4) with a narrow majority decision. This was supposed to be the next step up for 2014 Rookie of the Year winner Abe but Kusano fought like he had a point to prove and did just enough to sneak a split decision win. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) This past Monday was a busy day in Asian boxing and although non of the action was headline making it was still an interesting day with several shows across the continent. Gangwon-do, South Korea The most significant action of the day came form South Korea where fans had a televised card with a trio of title fights as well as a number of interesting under-card contests. The main event featured WBA world ranked Minimumweight-come-Light Flyweight Takuma Sakae (11-0, 7) who claimed his first professional title, the IBF Youth Light Flyweight title, as he took a 7th round TKO victory over Thailand's limited Jaipetch Chaiyonggym (4-3, 2). Sakae, who was crowned the All Japan Rookie of the Year at Minimumweight in 2013, was simply too good for the Thai who had lost previous bouts to Denver Cuello and Jonathan Taconing, both world class fighters themselves. Aged just 21 we are excited about the potential of Sakae though would like to see him in with more testing opposition later this year. Another winning his first title was Shingo Eto (15-3-1, 9) who was forced to go 12 rounds by former OPBF Featherweight title challenger Maxsaisai Sithsaithong (15-7, 4) en route to winning a decision for the IBF Super Featherweight title. The talented Eto was a very clear winner with all 3 cards being lop-sided in his favour and it was a great return to action for a man who was out pointed last time out by Rikki Naito in a Japanese national title fight. Whilst the show saw a pair of new champions it also saw one man retaining his title. That was Takuya Watanabe (23-5-1, 11) who took a 5th round TKO victory over Non Sithsaithong (12-7, 8) to retain the IBF Asia Featherweight title. For Watanabe this was the first of the title he won last year, when he defeated Yodpichai Sithsaithong by 7th round TKO, and we suspect we'll see him fight again Korea. Whilst this was his second win in the country it's fair to say he'll be best remembered by Korean fans for his loss to Jaesung Lee, a loss that resulted in a total blood bath. We're now expecting both Watanabe and Eto to return to Korea in early March to fight against Korean opposition. From what we understand Watanabe will be fighting against Korean champion Bong-Joon Suk (8-1-2, 2) whilst Eto is though to be heading towards a fight with Korean Lightweight champion Sa-Ya Lee (6-2, 3)*. Two other bouts on this card that featured Japanese fighters saw quick blow out wins as Daigo Higa (4-0, 4) scored and opening round KO against Pongpayu Chaiyonggym (0-2) and Shunsuke Fukushima (5-3-2, 3) took out Songpol Sithsaithong (0-2), also inside a round. Sadly we suspect we won't be getting any other results from this card, which also included a female bout, involving two fighters who failed to recognise. Chonburi, Thailand As well as the action in South Korea there was also some action in Thailand. The main event here saw yet another link to Korea as Myung-goo Yuh (24-4-1, 19) recorded a 3rd round TKO against the debuting Jakara Petchjinda (0-1). For Yuh this was a 10th win in Thailand, and his 8 win in Thailand inside 12 months, just sadly most of them have been fought at this appalling low level . Yuh wasn't the only visitor to have success on this card, in fact all the winners were visitors. One of those fighters who tasted victory was Filipino Richie Behec (1-0-1) who maintained his unbeaten record with a 4th round technical decision win over Kiatisak Bangchalon (0-1), another Frenchman Jaoquim Mahe (8-0, 4) stopped Klasuk Patchinda (0-1) and another was Italian Ricardo Redbluegym (2-0, 2), who stopped Pornsawan Lookprabat (0-1). Misamis Oriental, Philippines In the Philippines fans had a small 5 bout show which included yet another title bout. The aforementioned title bout saw Jerry Tomogdan (16-5-2, 8) take a majority decision win over the previously unbeaten Joey Canoy (8-1-1, 3) to claim the PBF Minimumweight title in a minor upset. The 21 year old Tomogdan had come into the bout on a 4 fight winning streak though those wins had come against opposition and he was seen an under-dog. He was however an under-dog that bit and ended Canoy's unbeaten record. Another of the bigger bouts on the show saw knockdowns being traded as Renoel Pael (16-1-1, 7) was given a scare. Pael was dropped in round 3 by the limited Nicardo Calamba (6-19-3, 3) though battled back to drop Calamba in round 5. Eventually Calamba called it a night at the end of round 7. Arguably the most the most interesting bout, at least on paper, ended in a draw. This bout pitted touted power puncher Jeronil Borres (5-0-1, 5) up against Salatiel Amit (4-0-2, 3) and although both fighters appear to have power neither could stop the other here. Antoerh fighter who maintained his unbeaten record was Ramram Lagos (1-0-2) who took a 4 round decision over Fijun Taneo (0-1) whilst Michael Camellion (3-1, 2) made light work of the debuting Alex Caoktoy (0-1). who lasted just 78 seconds. *Note-Boxrec.com list Lee at 5-2 (3), they don't however recognise his Korean title defence against Sung Tae Kim and they list Suk at 7-2-1 (2) which is also incorrect. (Image courtesy of koreaboxing.or.kr) |
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