Firstly we need to apologise for getting these results late, the JBC have unfortunately not updated their results in the last few days leaving us all, ourselves and boxrec among others, in the dark. Hopefully they will manage to post the official results in the coming days Osaka, Japan The biggest show this past Sunday was at the Sumiyoshi Ward Center in Osaka. The card wasn't a long one but it was an intriguing one with several bouts of note on it including a Japanese title fight between two world ranked fighters and a bout between two former world title challengers each fighting for their career. We'll begin with the title fight which saw Yuki Nonaka (27-8-3, 9) successfully retain his Japanese Light Middleweight title with a very competitively fought split decision draw against former champion Takayuki Hosokawa (26-10-4, 9). The bout was a nip and tuck affair through out with Nonaka having a close lead at the mid way point. The second half of the fight saw Hosokawa fighting back though not quite doing enough to reclaim a title he vacated last year after illness. Following he bout both spoke of a rematch and given the result it would make a lot of sense to have that later this year. In one of the supporting bouts we saw former 2-time world title challenger Hirofumi Mukai (11-3-2, 1) manage to out point fellow former world title challenger Konosuke Tomiyama (24-8-1, 8). Mukai got his jab going from early in the bout and seemed to be the clear winner, despite a few competitive rounds. Sadly for Tomiyama this defeat was his 3rd in 4 bouts and it's hard to see where he goes from here. As for Mukai this was a good step forward but he's still a long way from being a title contender, even domestically. A second supporting bout saw former OPBF and Japanese title challenger Valentine Hosokawa (19-4-3, 9) take a well earned decision victory over the heavy handed but limited Jumbo Oda Nobunaga Shoten Petagine (9-3, 7). This was Hosokawa's third win since being stopped by Min Wook Kim in an OPBF title bout back in August 2013, as for Petagine this was a second loss in 3 bouts. In a 6 rounder fans saw Tom Yankun Tsukamoto (6-4-1, 2) score a rare stoppage over the fragile Yuta Matsuda (9-12-2, 4). This was Matsuda's 10 stoppage loss and he lasted less than 2 rounds here. In a 4 rounder fans saw Masahiro Sakamoto (2-0, 1) score his first stoppage as he over-came Yoshihisa Inoue (2-4, 1) in the final minute of their scheduled 4 rounder. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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On December 28th there were 3 Asian cards in 3 different countries. Osaka, Japan The biggest of the three shows on Sunday came from Osaka where we had two very interesting bouts. The biggest of those was a Japanese Light Middleweight title bout that saw Yuki Nonaka (27-8-2, 9) successfully defend the Japanese national title with a very narrow and controversial split decision victory over Charlie Ota (24-3-1, 16). The bout, Nonaka's first of his second reign, really was a bout that split opinion though many opined that if the bout wasn't in Osaka, Nonaka's home city then Ota would probably have gotten the nod. Unfortunately for Ota this is a second notable set back in as many fights and it seems likely to be made worse by Nonaka fighting Takayuki Hosokawa next time out with the winner of that bout likely to be pushed well into the IBF top 10. We are hoping to have video of this bout in the coming days to try and see if it was a home town decision as some have told us or whether it was one of those close bouts that could have gone either way with no one really deserving to lose it.. Whilst the headline bout was highly competitive the same could not be said about the co-feature, which we expected to be a scintillating affair. Instead this was a blow out which saw Filipino tough guy Rey Labao (27-6, 18) take out former OPBF Super Featherweight champion Masao Nakamura (18-3, 18) in the second round. Nakamura was lucky to survive the opening round, despite being dropped twice and groggy, though couldn't survive long into round 2. For Nakamura this is a serious set back and, like Ota, is his second successive loss following a decision loss earlier this year to Masayuki Ito. Despite the co-feature being the blow out all the other bouts on the card went the distance. This included a good win for former OPBF title challenger Eita Kikuchi (16-4-4, 7), who claimed a narrow win over Kojiro Takada (13-8-3, 9) in an 8 round affair. Another 8 rounder saw the criminally under-rated Satoshi Niwa (16-18-3, 2) score a slight shock over Yuki Strong Kobayashi (8-4, 4) with a split decision. Another split decision, albeit in a 6 rounder, saw Shachihoko Dragons Keita (4-3-1, 1) fight to a split draw with Yoshiki Kawamura (4-6-1, 3). The only other 6 rounder on this show saw Kenta Shimizu (8-4-1, 4) take a win over Masaki Hirai (4-13-3, 2). In the only 4 rounder the debuting Masahiro Sakamoto (1-0) took a decision over Yusuku Hiranuma (1-1). Metro Manila, Philippines In the Philippines fans got an interesting show with 7 bouts in total including several title bouts, one of which ended in a notable upset. We'll start with that upset which saw former world title challenger Silvester Lopez (23-6-2, 17) claim the WBC International Bantamweight title with a 7th round KO of the previously unbeaten Rex Wao (10-1, 8). Although Silvester had competed at a much higher level his career was seriously on the rocks coming into this bout. He had lost his previous 2 bouts and scored just 3 wins in his last 10 bouts dating back more than 2 years. Lopez's poor form didn't stop him dropping Wao in the opening round and eventually stopping the touted “Igorot Warrior”. Another title bout saw the rampaging Tosho Makoto Aoki (19-12-2, 16) claim the IBF Australiasian Lightweight title with a 2nd round KO of Indonesia's Rengga Rengga (7-2, 1). For Rengga this was a second successive stoppage loss, following an opening round defeat to Masatoshi Kotani whilst Aoki is on the run of his career with 6 successive stoppage wins, including 4 in the Philippines. We believe a third title fight took place on this show as Dennis Tubieron (19-3-2, 8) and Carlo Magali (18-7-3, 9) threw down, though we're unsure what title was on the line, and it may be that no-title was eventually fought for. As the actual fight it resulted in a majority draw in what was scored very closely. On the undercard we saw a bit of everything. That included a 21 second blow out win for the unbeaten Rolly Sumalpong (7-0-1, 4), who swiftly dispatched Michael Landero (16-13-4, 5) and another opening round victory for Mujtaba Kamal (1-1, 1), who claimed his first win by stopping Romnick Dejano (2-8, 1). The under-card also included some very competitive action as Romel Oliveros (2-0-1, 1) was held to a draw by Vincent Bautista (1-2-2) and John Ray Logatiman (3-1-1) scored a solid win over the previously unbeaten Alvin Medura (2-1, 2), with Medura being dropped in the opening round. Indonesia In Indonesia fans got an obscure card, and one that we sadly don't have all the results for, at least we don't believe we do. The one result we do know is that Roy Tua Manihuruk (16-12-2, 12) scored a 7th round victory over a man we believe to be Rusmien Kierah (13-7-2, 2). Unfortunately the records of both men are disputed and we may be missing copious fights for both. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Lets be honest we are still reading about how great the recent Takayama/Rodriguez fight was in Mexico with more and more people proclaiming it to be the FOTY. The bout was great though in many ways it's in the history books now as we move on with more fights and more title contests. Osaka, Japan The first "post-Takayama/Rodriguez" bout of note came less than 24 hours later as Japanese fans got to the chance to see an old favourite return to title winning form. That was because the highly skilled, and still popular, Yuki Nonaka (26-8-2, 9) put on a showcase of boxing to over-come the sluggish and crude Kengo Nagashima (14-11-2, 13) and reclaim the Japanese Light Middleweight title. Nonaka, one of the best "pure boxer" in Japan, showed off the sweet science to easily out point his heavy handed foe with intelligent shot selection, good movement and an all round solid display. If you're interest in seeing this fight the full contest can be viewed here. Prior to the title fight the card had given us 5 undercard bouts. These included a trio of 4 rounders. The 4 rounders saw so less proficient boxing than in the main event though did see some more exciting moments, such as head snapping shots of Toshiki Kawanishi (2-2, 1) who scored his first stoppage victory with a second round win over Yosuke Taniguchi (2-2). Although Taniguchi was dropped hard we are of the view the bout was stopped a little bit early, however it was the second knockdown in around 30 seconds so it's "understandable" stoppage. If you wish to see this bout the footage is here. The other 4 rounders both went the distance as Ryusei Kitamura (2-0, 1) extended his winning run with a decision over Arata Matsuoka (1-2, 1) and Tesu Kanayama (2-0) took his second decision victory with a shut out over Hiroyuki Takahashi (2-6). As well as the 4 rounders we also had a pair of 6 round bouts. These include a minor upset as Riichi Kawase (6-6-2, 1) took a majority decision over Shachihoko Dragons Keita (4-3, 1). The other 6 rounder saw Kenta Shimizu (7-4-1, 4) earn a 4th round TKO over Munehito Kijima (5-6-1), though we do think the referee stepped in too early. Interestingly the Shimizu/Kijima bout was the second meeting between the two men with Kijima making his debut against Shimizu back in 2010 and earning a draw. Again we have footage of this fight, with the full fight video being here. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Nonaka moves towards another title fight, Hasui suffers loss and Itani continues on his roll5/8/2014 This past Tuesday saw a little bit of action in Japan, albeit action that went under the radar as fans and fighters a like got prepared fro Wednesday's world title double header in Osaka. Hyogo, Japan The headline fighter in the first Japanese card of a new week was former Japanese and OPBF Light Middleweight champion Yuki Nonaka (25-8-2, 9) who managed to over-come Ryo Okayama (8-3, 5) in 6 rounds. Nonaka,ranked #4 at 154lbs by the JBC and #4 by the OPBF at 160lbs, easily managed to see off Okayama who was out of his depth in terms of skills and experience. With this victory we expect to see Nonaka move on to a Japanese Welterweight title fight as he attempts to become a national champion once again. Although the main event saw an expected winner the chief support bout did feature a minor upset Hikaru Matsuoka (6-1-3, 1) out pointed the previously undefeated Daisuke Hasui (6-1, 2) over 8 rounds. Whilst this was an even bout on paper we had fancied Hasui to main his winning run against Matsuoka. One man who did continue with his winning run was the 30 year old power puncher Yuji Itani (4-0, 4) who scored a 5th round TKO over the usually tough Satoshi Momota (9-10, 4). For Momota this was his second stoppage loss and his 7th loss in 9 bouts however he was easily the toughest opponent, on paper, for Itani so far. The only other bout that featured a man with a perfect record was one of the shows opening bouts which saw Reiya Konishi (3-0, 2) extend his winning run with an opening round stoppage over Jin Katsue (2-1, 1) who suffered his first defeat in 3 professional bouts. The rest of the card were low level undercard contests. These included just one bout that ended up being competitive, a bout between the previously win-less Yosuke Goto (1-4) and the debuting Takuya Banko (0-1) which was won by Goto via majority decision. The stoppages saw two opening round blast outs as Arata Matsuoka (1-1, 1) who took out Shunsuke Yamane (0-1), in 11 seconds apparently, and Yoshihisa Inoue (2-2, 1) blew out Ryoichi Shimano (2-3, 1) whilst another of the bouts went into the 4th round as Kazuki Kimura (1-2, 1) took his time to defeat Hiroaki Yoshitomi (0-6). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) |
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