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November 2nd 1982-Tokyo, Japan Akio Kameda (17-1, 14) vs Tatsuya Moriyasu (12-13, 6) In July 1982 Japanese puncher Akio Kameda [亀田 昭雄] came up short against Aaron Pryor in a world title fight in the US. Despite that loss the hard hitting Kameda was back in action just 4 months later as he took on Japanese 140lb champion Tatsuya Moriyasu [守安 竜也]. (Note this is not the full fight but a TV edit of it)
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May 25th 1983-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Akio Kameda (19-1, 14) vs Hammer Itoi (11-5-3, 10) In April 1983 hard hitting Japanese fighter Akio Kameda [亀田昭雄], the then Japanese national champion at 140lbs, faced off with fellow puncher Hammer Itoi [ハンマー 糸井]. This was Kameda's second defense of his second reign as the Japanese champion whilst Itoi was looking to claim his first professional title. January 26th 1979-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Akio Kameda (8-0, 7) vs Yong Taek Kim (8-0-1, 2) In early 1979 hard hitting Japanese southpaw Akio Kameda [亀田昭雄] faced off with fellow unbeaten Yong Taek Kim, a Korean visitor, in a 10 rounder at Korakuen Hall. Coming in to this bout Kameda was the Japanese Welterweight champion whilst Kim was the Korean Light Middleweight champion. Later in his career Kameda would twice fight for world titles and famously dropped Aaron Pryor in a WBA title fight. April 28th 1978-Tokyo, Japan Akio Kameda (6-0, 6) vs Shoji Tsujimoto (27-3-2, 14) The name Akio Kameda is probably remembered by fight fans from the 1980's, who may remember him dropping Aaron Pryor and also facing Terry Marsh. Those with really good memories may also recall Shoji Tsujimoto, who once challenged the then WBA Welterweight champion Pinpino Cuevas. Here we see Tsujimoto and Kameda clashing, with Tsujimoto looking to defend the Japanese Welterweight title against a then 6-0 Kameda. July 4th 1982-Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Akio Kameda (17-0, 14) Vs Aaron Pryor (30-0, 28) In 1982 Japan's Akio Kameda had his first title bout, as he travelled to the US to face Aaron Pryor in what was a up and down bout with both fighters being dropped. Despite both Japan and Britain being regarded major boxing countries fights between involving men from both countries do seem to be oddly rare. The last time we saw fighters from the two countries collide in the UK was when Akio Kameda attempted to dethrone IBF Light Welterweight champion Terry Marsh way back in 1987. For Kameda it was his second world title fight, having previously come up short against the excellent Aaron Pryor, and it would also serve as his last bout. Incidentally it would also be Marsh's final bout before he retired. We won't ruin this bout for those who haven't seen it though we advise fans stay with it despite a relatively forgettable opening round as the bout really picks up in round 2. For those who are interested, the bout alluded to by the commentator with Howard Winstone was Winstone's fight with Mitsunori Seki in 1968. |
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