Firstly we have two apologies. Firstly these results are very delayed, that's because the JBC were very slow to confirm them, in fact confirmation wasn't online from the Japanese Boxing Commission until September 24th. Second we're sorry that we have done these in a very abridged format. We felt it would make more sense to abridge these than to go into full details given how delayed they are. Aichi, Japan This show featured mostly Rookie of the year bouts with only the main event not being a Rookie contest. Minimumweight- Yuta Ando (2-0-1) fought to a 4 round split decision with Toshiki Yanari (4-1-1, 3). As a result of the draw Ando was crowned the Central and Western Japan Rookie winner. Light Flyweight- Nobuhiro Oshiro (2-0-2, 2) fought to a unanimous decision draw with Hiroki Yajima (5-5-1, 3). Despite the draw Oshiro was crowned the Rookie winner. Super Flyweight- Taiyo Inoue (4-1, 2) scored an opening round KO win against Takuma Matsushita (3-1, 1) to claim the Rookie crown. Bantamweight- 20 year old Takuya Mizuno (7-0, 1, 7) who showed his power as he scored a 4th round TKO win over teenager Kazuya Okubo (3-0-1, 1) to claim the Bantamweight Rookie title. Super Bantamweight- Masatsugu Ito (4-3-1, 1) managed to take a decision win over the more experienced Hironori Miyake (5-4, 1). Featherweight- Second generation fighter Shuma Nakazato (4-0, 3) scored an opening win over the previously unbeaten Kevin Mendoza (2-1, 1). Lightweight- Promising teenager Daiki Ichikawa (6-0, 4) scored a 4th round TKO win against the heavy handed but limited Satoshi Yamamichi (4-4, 4) Light Welterweight- Southpaw Mitsuyoshi Fujita (6-2, 3) took a very clear win over Tetsuya Yamaguchi (3-3-2, 2), with cards giving him the win by 5 or 6 points just showing his dominance. Welterweight- Unbeaten power puncher Shingo Saiki (3-0, 3) needed less than a round to see off Tsunehiko Aitoku (3-4-1) Middleweight- The experienced of Koki Tomio (5-6, 5) helped him see off Daigo Kouchi (0-3-1) in the heaviest bout covered by the Rookie tournaments. Super Bantamweight The one non Rookie bout on this card saw the world ranked Yushi Tanaka (15-0-3, 9) struggle past Yuta Saito (8-7-2, 6) in a bout that was much closer than the records would have suggested. In fact Saito was just a round from having a very well earned draw. Hyogo, Japan A second show in Japan was another low level one that again lacked the results we'd have expected to be up several days ago. Featherweight- In the opening bout of the card Raimon Mune (1-3-1, 1) scored his first win with an opening round stoppage win against Junpei Nozaki (0-2). Light Middleweight- The limited Kengo Kamaya (3-2, 3) may never be a star but he does appear to hit hard at the low levels and that was seen again here as he stopped Keigo Yokoyama (1-3-1) in less than minute. Flyweight- The debuting Ren Kimura (1-0) claimed a decision victory against Yoshiya Shiraiwa (1-2, 1) Bantamweight- It wasn't all good news for debutants as Makoto Takeda (0-1) picked up a debut loss as he was out pointed by Shota Nakashima (4-2). Super Bantamweight- In the chief support bout Tenmei Serizawa (5-3, 2) took a 6 round decision win against Ryota Shimizu (4-6-2, 1) Light Flyweight- The main event saw Toshimasa Ouchi (18-8-3, 5) take a 7th round TKO win over Takeru Kamikubo (8-2, 5). (Image of Shuma Nakazato and father Shigeru Nakazato, courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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Saturday was a major day for Asian boxing fans and it turned out to be a memorable one, with one Japanese youngster continuing his development towards being a star, a major surprise in the Philippines and a show in India. Aichi, Japan The action kicked off incredibly early with a major show from Japan that was headlined by a young fighter looking to make history. That young fighter was fast rising star Kosei Tanaka (5-0, 2) who claimed the WBO Minimumweight title with a clear decision victory over Mexican Julian Yedras (24-2, 13). Tanaka, who beat Naoya Inoue's Japanese record for the fewest fights to win a world title, looked sensational at times, despite showing some defensive flaws. Interestingly it seems like we're now heading towards a unification bout between Tanaka and compatriot Katsunari Takayama. In an unexpectedly competitive bout Yushi Tanaka (14-0-3, 9) was pushed all the way by the gutsy but limited Mako Matsuyama (7-9-2, 3). Tanaka claimed the majority decision but didn't look as good as he'd have hoped and it seems clear that he has a lot of developing to do before he thinks about fighting for domestic title, especially at Bantamweight. Another unexpectedly competitive bout contest saw Shota Hayashi (25-5-1, 15) take a majority win over Yasuyuki Otagaki (5-4-3, 1). This was Otagaki's third straight loss but he's much better than his record illustrates and we'd not be shocked to see him continue to test good fighters. For Hayashi this performance was disappointing though it did extend his current unbeaten run to 11 fights. The undercard of this show featured 4 other bouts, all of which went the distance. One of the most competitive saw Yuta Ando (2-0) take a very slim decision over decision over Yoshiaki Inoue (2-5-1, 1) whilst another close bout saw Retsu Kosaka (2-0) over-come the debuting Ryosuke Matsutani (0-1). A clearer decision saw Jinya Ito (2-0) take a slight shock win over Tamaki Miwa (2-1, 1) whilst the debuting Kentaro Yoshida (1-0) took a very clear win over Takumi Koroki (0-3) Baja California, Mexico In Mexico we had another title fight as Milan Melindo (32-2, 12) took on IBF Light Flyweight champion Javier Mendoza (24-2-1, 19). Sadly for Melindo he was unable to over-come the hard hitting Mexican who took charge of the bout early on before headclashes forced the bout to the scorecards at the end of round 6. Melindo had been deducted points for low blows and certainly didn't make any friends with his performance, though he did show guts to fight back against a very aggressive Mendoza. Sadly for Melindo this was his second loss in a world title bout and it may be a while before he gets another. As for Mendoza there is some very interesting match ups that he could be involved in, such as fights with Ryo Miyazaki or Rey Loreto. Cotabato del Sur, Philippines Filipino fans had an interesting show more local to home, but unfortunately results from the show haven't yet become fully available. One result we do have was a real shock as Jason Canoy (24-5-2, 18) scored an exceptional opening round TKO against former WBA “interim” Super Flyweight champion Drian Francisco (27-3-1, 21). Francisco was dropped 3 times inside the first round. Another result we have from this card was a 5th round TKO win for the unbeaten Romero Duno (6-0, 5) who saw off Arnel Acebuque (4-4, 4). Dongducheon, South Korea On a KBC sanctioned card in Korea fans got the chance to see a number of novices in action as part of the KBC's attempts to “Create a Champion”. In the sole 6-rounder on the card Tae Kyung Um (2-5-2, 2) scored a 6th round TKO against Min Wook Lee (2-2), who suffered his second stoppage defeat. Interestingly this bout was Lee's second in the space of 2-weeks. Another stoppage on this card saw Sung Il Lim (1-0, 1) begin his career with a 4th round TKO against Jin Suk Lee (0-1). A third bout that failed to go the distance saw Se Yul Yang (0-0-1) fighting to a technical draw with Gun Woo Gang (0-0-1). One of the few bouts that went the distance saw Min Young Kim (1-0-1) extend his unbeaten run with a decision over I Hoon Jung (0-1). Another bout that went the distance saw Won Suk Lee (1-0-1) take a majority decision over Woo Min Kim (1-1). ???, South Korea In a second South Korean show fans saw Ji Hyun Park (21-2, 6) take a 6th round TKO victory over Thailand's limited Yokfah Mor Krungthepthonburi (9-9). With this win Park claimed the WIBA title at 102lbs. From what we understand this show was held under the auspices of the the KBA. New Dehli, India Whilst there was a card in India we sadly don't have the results as of yet. Texas, USA In Texas we saw two Asian fighters suffering stoppage losses. The first of those was Middleweight journeyman Rahman Mustafa Yusubov (11-21, 9) who suffered his 6th straight loss courtesy of a 5th round TKO defeat to Milorad Zizic (12-1, 6). Yusubov has now suffered a trio of successive stoppage losses and we do wonder how much longer he'll continue to fight. The other man to come up short was Filipino veteran Juanito Rubillar (49-23-7, 24) who suffered a 4th round TKO to former world champion Joseph Agbeko (30-5, 23). Rubillar was fighting for the first time since August 2013, when he was stopped by Rey Vargas, and at 38 years old we hope this is the last time he'll be in the ring. Connecticut, USA Staying in the US there was also a loss for Timur Shailezov (17-10-1, 4) who was widely out-pointed by the unbeaten Nate Green (8-0, 2). Shailezov has now lost 8 of his last 9 bouts and it seems clear that he's becoming little more than a journeyman, however he did manage to take a few rounds from Green here. Queensland, Australia Another Asian losing on the road was Fernando Ocon (13-9-1, 5) who suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jason Cooper (14-2-1, 7) in a bout for the WBA Oceania Super Bantamweight title. Ocon has now gone 1-4-1 in his last 6 bouts. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Sunday might not be a big day for boxing in the west but this past Sunday was a notable one for Japanese boxing fans who had the chance to see two interesting cards in their country. Aichi, Japan The most notable show of the day was in the International Conference Hall where Hatanaka Promotions put on one of their "SoulBox" shows. The card was headlined by one of the real gems of Japanese boxing, Kosei Tanaka (2-0). Tanaka, dubbed "Knockout Dream Boy", is regarded as not just one of the best young fighters in Japan but world wide and he showed his belief in himself by out pointing world ranked Filipino Ronelle Ferreras (13-7-2, 5) in a scintillating 8 round performance. Although Ferreras came in to the bout the WBA #12 ranked Minimumweight he was unable to ever test Tanaka who was too quick, too skilled and too tough. That's not to say that Ferreras had no success, he did land plenty of body shots, but Tanaka took it all in his stride in an excellent showing that saw him beating his second successive world ranked foe. Right now it seems almost certain that Tanaka will be looking to fight for either a national or OPBF title in his third professional bout and few would doubt his ability to win such a belt later this year. Although Kosei Tanaka is being compared to both Kazuto Ioka and Naoya Inoue the actually comparisons are surprisingly not far out and whilst he may not have the power of those two men he certainly has a similar level of ability. Whilst Kosei was the main event he wasn't actually in a title fight, that was instead the honour that befell the chief support bout which saw the unbeaten Yushi Tanaka (12-0-3, 8) successfully defended his WBC Youth Bantamweight title. Yushi Tanaka, defending his belt for the second time, managed to stop Indonesian challenger John Bajawa (12-6, 6) in round 8. On paper Bajawa was a good test, in reality however the bout was a mismatch considering that a young Ryo Matsumoto stopped Bajawa inside a round just a few fights back. The other notable result from this card that we have at the moment saw the ranked Shota Hayashi (22-5-1, 14) scoring a second round KO over the over-matched Zuri Kannan (15-6-3, 4). The fight, with an official time of 3:07 of round 2, was Kannan's 4th stoppage loss and his third stoppageloss in just 4 fights. Lower down the card Yusuke Nakagawa (6-3-1, 3) scored a second round victory over Masayuki Watanabe Iyonokami (11-8, 4) who was stopped for just the second time in his career whilst Hiroki Yajima (1-4, 1) also scored a second round KO over Yosuke Kato (0-2). The only other bout on the card saw Kazuaki Okada (3-1, 2) out pointing Toshikatsu Nishio (2-2, 1) over 4 rounds. Fukuoka, Japan A second Japanese show took place at the Kyuden Gym in Fukuoka City. This one was headlined by world ranked female action as Yuko Kuroki (9-4-1, 5) stopped the over-matched Aisah Alico (5-3, 4) in just 3 rounds. Kuroki, a former world title challenger, seems likely to be moving back in to world class and another world title fight either this year or next would be likely is she can string together another win or two. Kuroki wasn't the only female to win as Ayaka Sato (1-1, 1) scored a 72 second stoppage over the debuting Sayuri Koto (0-1). The second most notable bout on this card saw the experienced Yosuke Kirima (18-4-2, 13) stopping the debuting Kularob Sor Sompong (0-1) in just 2 rounds. This bout was one of a number of mismatches between Japanese fighters and Thai novices which also saw Aiki Koto (6-1-1, 4) stopping Namphol Sithsaithong (4-7, 4) in a round and also saw Takumi Sakae (8-0, 5) stopping the debuting Slot Sithsaithong (0-1). The stoppages continued through out the card and some of the shows opening bouts also saw early finishes as Yuya Kondo (1-0, 1) scored a 3rd round debut victory over Yu Nomiyama (0-1) whilst Yukinori Yamaguchi (2-0, 1) stopped Rikiya Takekawa (0-1) in the 4th round of their bout. Only 2 bouts on the show actually went the distance. One of these saw Koki Ono (7-2, 4) taking a 6 round unanimous decision over Takayuki Teraji (4-7-1, 3) whilst the debuting Hiroki Goto (1-0) scored a majority decision over Takeshi Oishi (0-2). (Photo courtesy of http://boxingnews.jp and shows Kosei Tanaka landing a right hand on Ronelle Ferreras) |
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