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January 24th 2009-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Hosono (13-0, 10) Vs Masaki Sawanaga (22-8-4, 8) There are a lot of fighters out there who spend their career being regarded as a contender in their division with out ever becoming a world champion. There is a growing feeling that that might be the case for Satoshi Hosono. The Japanese puncher is a multi-time world title challenger and one of the heaviest handed fighters on the Oriental scene. One of his Oriental title bouts saw him face off against fellow Japanese fighter Masaki Sawanaga. This bout came just 3 months after Hosono had claimed the Oriental title with a decision win against Makyo Sugita.
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January 3rd 2007-Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Hosono (6-0, 5) Vs Mario Garcia (7-6-1, 4) Japan's heavy handed Satoshi Hosono has rarely been dull to watch given his toughness, aggressive nature and power. Japanese fans got to see him very early in his career ans seen here with Hosono's 7th professional bout, a contest with Mexican fighter Mario Garcia. August 20th 2015-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Hosono (27-2-1, 20) v Tatsuya Otsubo (8-6-1, 3) Japanese Featherweight champion Satoshi Hosono is a man looking to move towards a 4th world title fight. Until he gets that opportunity he'll have to make do with just being the champion of Japan. His latest defense came against Japanese Cinderella Man Tatsuya Otsubo, who began his career 2-6-1 before really turning this around and earning this shot at Hosono. April 30th 2008- Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Hosono (10-0, 8) Vs Ricardo Espinoza (8-3-1, 3) Japanese banger Satoshi Hosono may not be one of the sports big names but he is one of Japan's most under-rated fighters and has developed into a genuine threat in and around world level. Early in his career Hosono was blowing people away and looked like a bit of a tough and heavy handed but crude fighter, as shown in this bout against Ricardo Espinoza, he has however improved a lot since this bout almost 7 years ago. April 14th 2013- Indoor Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Chris John (48-0-2, 22) Vs Satoshi Hosono (23-2, 17) When it comes to fighters who have split opinion over the last few decades it's fair to say that Chris John is one of the most decisive. For some John was a cherry picking home town hero who never traveled and was happy to hold a title hostage, for others he was a national hero and major sporting star for Indonesia. The truth probably lies between the two views and he did travel, a lot more than people seem to realise, and he also took on numerous tough challenges. One of the toughest was Japanese banger Satoshi Hosono who had twice come up short in previous world title bouts, but was genuinely world class. December 31st 2011- Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Satoshi Hosono (21-1, 15) Vs Celestino Caballero (35-4, 23) In January 2010 we saw the heavy handed Satoshi Hosono challenge Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym for the WBA Super Bantamweight. In that bout Hosono came up short in a brilliantly competitive contest and although he suffered his first loss he did show he belong in and around the world level. At the end of 2011 we again saw Hosono attempt to claim a world title as he took on the excellent Panamanian fighter Celestino Caballero in what was Caballero's first defence of the WBA Featherweight title. January 11th 2010- Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym (39-1, 28) Vs Satoshi Hosono (16-0, 12) In September 2009 Thailand's Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym claimed the WBA Super Bantamweight title as he defeated Ireland's Bernade Dunne. Around 4 months later Poonsawat went to Japan and took on unbeaten power puncher Satoshi Hosono entering the bout Hosono had been the OPBF Featherweight champion and was dropping down in weight to take on his most notable and toughest foe. If you like a rough and tough fights then this is perfect for you with both men being tough and strong men who traded back and forth action in a genuinely enthralling contest. When dynamite punchers collide we tend to expect excitement, especially when the fighters are at, or around, the same level. Sometimes that excitement is delivered almost from the off as the two guys trade away from the opening bell. Sometimes however we need to wait for one, or both, of the men to get into their groove, and feel comfortable of winning if a shoot out breaks out. We had one such contest back in October 2012 when Satoshi Hosono, boasting 16 KO from 22 wins, took on Rikiya Fukuhara, a man with 19 stoppages from 26 wins and although the bout wasn't actually a Japanese title fight both men were, previously, domestic title holders. The fight didn't start like a petrol doused house with a lighter near by but it did see both men letting their hands go, especially in round 3 as we had thrilling back and forth action. For what it's these two men were supposed to fight a rematch, for the Japanese Featherweight title earlier this year, before Fukuhara suffered an injury. We suspect that that rematch could take place in 2015 and if it does we'll be expecting fireworks. Interestingly both men are unbeaten since this bout. A notable fact to just add here, before you watch the fight, was that this show also featured the professional debut of Japanese "Monster" Naoya Inoue who scored a 4th round victory over Filipino Crison Omayao to begin his insanely quick rise through the ranks. (Video courtesy of gentidori) |
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