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December 16th 1979- Busan, South Korea Chan Hee Park (11-0-2, 5) Vs Guty Espadas (33-3-5, 24) Back in the 1970's Korean boxing was in the middle of it's golden age and one of those men at the forefront of that was Chan Hee Park who had a short but excellent reign as a world champion. He had won the WBC Flyweight title with a decision over the brilliant Miguel Canto in March 1979 and by the end of the year was seeking his third defence as he took on the excellent Guty Espadas, a former WBA champion. (Note video is in black and white)
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December 18th 2004- Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany Yoshinori Nishizawa (26-14-5, 14) Vs Markus Beyer (30-2, 12) Asian fighters haven't often been successful at the higher weights, that however hasn't stopped some fighters from "giving it a go" as we saw when Japan's Yoshinori Nishizawa challenged the then WBC Super Middleweight champion Markus Beyer. The bout wasn't one of the greatest for Asian fighters but Nishizawa did manage to give Beyer a scare in round 2 December 20th 2014- Pangsuma Stadium, Pontianak, Indonesia Daud Cino Yordan (32-3-0-1, 23) Vs Ronald Pontillas (17-6-3, 8) For the popular Daud Yordan 2014 has been a horrible year wasted with fights that were cancelled and other various issues. In total he fought just once, battling against former OPBF Super Featherweight champion Ronald Pontillas. The bout was the Filipino's second of the year and saw him bringing in a 2 fight winning streak dating back to December last year. (Footage courtesy of Anissa) December 18th 2009- World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Hozumi Hasegawa (27-2, 11) Vs Alvaro Perez (18-1-1-1, 12) For many outside of Japan Hozumi Hasegawa, in his prime, was a mystery man. He was a long term WBC Bantamweight champion though he was also a man that few had had the chance to see despite the fact he had been scoring notable wins over the likes of Veeraphol Sahaprom . Thankfully due to the internet we now all have the chance to see how good the "Ace of Japan" really was. Near the end of 2009 Hasegawa made the 10th defence of his world title as he took on Nicaraguan Alvaro Perez. The performance wasn't one of Hasegawa's best but the finish was sensational. (Video courtesy of Videos Prodesa) December 20th 2006- Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan Koki Kameda (12-0, 10) Vs Juan Jose Landaeta (23-4-1, 18) II In October 2006 Japanese fans saw a then unbeaten Koki Kameda take an incredibly controversial decision over Juan Jose Landaeta. The bout saw the Japanese public viewing Kameda as a very lucky man and effectively forcing him to give Landaeta a rematch. That rematch came 4 months later and was Kameda's first defense of the WBA Light Flyweight title that he had won in their first meeting. This is that rematch. December 19th 1990- Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, USA Rolando Pascua (24-5, 8) Vs Humberto Gonzalez (30-0, 24) Back in the 1990's Humberto Gonzalez made his name as one of the best Flyweights, not just of the 1990's but ever. The talented Mexican was champion for much of the decade and scored notable wins over some of the other divisional greats, such as Jung Koo Chang, Melchor Cab Castro and Michael Carbajal. In 1990 the brilliant Mexican, the then WBC champion, took on Filipino challenger Rolando Pascua. Pascua was a huge under-dog though showed the heart of a fighter determined to take his chance and gave a career defining performance. December 20th- Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka, Osaka, Japan Masamori Tokuyama (27-2-1, 8) Vs Gerry Penalosa (46-4-2, 31) II In 2001 Japanese-Korean Masamori Tokuyama recorded the 3rd defence of the WBC Super Flyweight title as he narrowly over-came Filipino challenger Gerry Penalosa in a razor thin decision. The two men would fight a rematch just 15 months later and this one was even closer with real controversy. *Note broadcast says Penalosa enters with 29 KO's boxrec says 31. December 14th 1986- Sum-In Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Jung-Koo Chang (31-1, 12) Vs Hideyuki Ohashi (5-1, 3) Through the 1980's South Korean fighter Jung Koo Chang was making a name for himself as one of, if not the, great South Korean fighter of all time and probably the greatest Light Flyweight in history. Chang's 11th defence came against Japanese fighter Hideyuki Ohashi, a man who being fast tracked to the top having won the Japanese national title in just his 6th professional bout. The men would have a rematch in 1988 which would be Chang's final bout before he announced his first retirement, sadly he would return to the ring due to money issue. After retirement Ohashi went into the promotional game and has instilled the fast track mentality in to his own fighters, including Naoya Inoue who won a world title in just his 5th professional contest. January 30th 1999- Pattaya City Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Songkram Porpaoin (19-1-1, 9) Vs Ronnie Magramo (35-9, 22) In the mid 1990's Filipino fighter Ronnie Magramo had twice come up short in bouts for "real" world titles and although he held the WBF for a while it seemed he had his heart set on a belt from the big 4. With that in mind he traveled to Thailand in early 1999 to fight against Songkram Porpaoin in a bout for the WBA interim world title. The bout proved to be rather fun to watch with both men swinging hayemakers. The action wasn't the cleanest or the best but it was really fun to watch. (Video courtesy of Jerome Naldoza) December 13th 2014- Salón Las Palmas, Pesqueria, Nuevo León, Mexico John Riel Casimero (20-2, 13) Vs Armando Santos (14-3-1, 8) This past weekend fans saw popular Filipino John Riel Casimero return to the ring where he was again on the road. Casimero was fighting against Mexico's very own Armando Santos with the bout being fought as an IBF Flyweight title eliminator and within a round the bout looked like a mismatch. For those who like to blink we need to advise you to not blink during the second round. (Video courtesy of Jerome Naldoza) |
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