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May 7th 2016-Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan Takashi Miura (29-3-2, 22) vs Jimmy Borbon (5-1-2, 3) In 2015 Japanese warrior Takashi Miura [三浦 隆司] lost the WBC Super Featherweight. In his first bout since that loss he took on Filipino foe Jimmy Borbon.
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November 21st 2015-Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Takashi Miura (29-2-2, 22) Vs Francisco Vargas (22-0-1, 16) One of the truly exceptional fights in 2015 was the WBC Super Featherweight war between Takashi Miura and Francisco Vargas, a bout that was widely regarded as the 2015 FOTY. May 1st 2015- Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Takashi Miura (28-2-2, 21) Vs Billy Dib (39-3-0-1, 23) WBC Super Featherweight champion Takashi Miura has been a world champion for more than 2 years though has failed to really catch the attention of many fight fans who often over-look him for his compatriot Takashi Uchiyama. Recently however Miura got an opportunity to change that and make a name for himself as he took on former IBF Featherweight champion Billy Dib, who was known by boxing fans around the globe. November 22nd 2014- Yokohama International Swimming Pool, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Takashi Miura (27-2-2, 20) Vs Edgar Puerta (23-4-1, 19) Some bouts look great on paper. That is especially true when both men have serious power. We had expected something special when Takashi Miura, the WBC Super Featherweight champion, took on mandatory challenger Edgar Puerta. For Puerta it was a chance to become a world champion whilst for Miura it was an opportunity to continue growing his reputation as a "Mexicution" having previously beaten 3 successive Mexican foes going into this bout. Today we know Takashi Miura as one of the best Super Featherweights on the planet and he is the current WBC world champion. He hasn't always been such a well known fighter however and this fight from 2009 was his second shot at a Japanese national title and saw him fighting against the unbeaten Yoshimitsu Yashiro. It was the first of two meetings between the two men in 2009 and and showed that Miura really belonged on the title level. We won't ruin the bout for those who haven't seen this one before though it's fair to say that Miura has improved a lot over the last few years to go from the fighter he was here to the man now holding a world title. In January 2011 boxing fans saw Takashi Miura take part in his first world title bout. Although he lost that bout to the excellent to Takashi Uchiyama he had impressed dropping Uchiyama hard prior to be stopped. Just over 2 years later Miura would again compete in a world title fight as he took on Mexican veteran Gamaliel Diaz. This time Miura was even more impressive as he dominated his Mexican foe who was regularly bounce off the canvas in a performance that showed how dangerous Miura really was. If you've not seen this one you it's well worth a watch just to see the fight that made Miura a world champion and began his insane run against Mexican fighters which was followed up by a very impressive win against Sergio Thompson and Dante Jardon. (Video courtesy of Boxeo De Gala) At the moment Japan has two world champions at Super Featherweight and both are called Takashi. You have Takashi Uchiyama, the insanely hard hitting WBA champion who is widely regarded as the #1 fighter in the division, and you have WBC champion Takashi Miura. Although both Takashi's are current world champions it's worth noting that they have actually fought each other, meeting back in 2011 when Miura challenged Uchiyama for his world title. The bout really announced Miura as a fighter to keep an eye on and although it didn't quite announcing him as a the man we now know, that was done after his win over Sergio Thompson, it did signify that Japan had two very destructive and hard hitting guys at 130lbs. As for Uchiyama this bout proved he could take it as well as give it.
When we think of the best fights from 2013 one fight really stands out to us and that's the WBC Super Featherweight title fight between Takashi Miura and Sergio Thompson which took place on August 17th. The bout, a mandatory defence for Miura, saw the Japanese fighting travelling to Mexico and putting it all on the line in a balls to the wall war with his Mexican counter part.
We expected this to be a thriller. Both guys like to throw bombs for fun, both guys like to neglect traditional defences methods with the logic that offence is the best defence, and both guys are tough, tough men. Thankfully it lived up to the expectation and didn't disappoint, in fact if anything it exceeded the insane expectation we had. We won't ruin the action but we must beg you all to watch this thriller. If you watch this then feel the need for a bit more savage and violent action we'd then suggest watching the similarly violent bout between Koki Eto and Kompayak Porpramook which was almost as good as this insanely exciting contest. |
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