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August 13th 2012-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Ryo Akaho (18-0-2, 11) vs Yohei Tobe (4-0, 2) In 2018 fight fans in Japan saw OPBF Super Flyweight champion Ryo Akaho [赤穂亮] take on the then fast rising Yohei Tobe [戸部洋平], who was being groomed as one of the next big things in Japanese boxing and had already beaten Wandee Singwancha and Kohei Kono.
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April 14th 2014-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Yohei Tobe (7-1-1, 4) vs Taiki Eto (12-2, 9) In 2014 we saw Yohei Tobe [戸部洋平] and Taiki Eto [江藤 大喜] face off in a bout for the vacant Japanese Super Flyweight title, which had been given up by Teiru Kinoshita, who chose to fight for the IBF Super Flyweight title, against Zolani Tete, rather than continue to reign at the top of the Japanese domestic scene. April 14th 2014-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Yohei Tobe (7-1-1, 4) vs Taiki Eto (12-2, 9) In 2014 the once touted Yohei Tobe [戸部洋平] faced off with Taiki Eto [江藤 大喜] in a bout for the then vacant Japanese Super Flyweight title. June 9th 2018-Gimnasio Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Yohei Tobe (13-2-1, 9) Vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr (27-4-1, 19) This past weekend fight fans in Mexico saw former Japanese Super Flyweight champion Yohei Tobe [戸部洋平] battle against former unified Minimumweight champion Francisco Rodriguez Jr in a short but thrilling contest in Nuevo Leon March 3rd 2018-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Yohei Tobe (12-2-1, 8) Vs Hajime Nagai (15-9-2, 5) Earlier today Japanese fight fans saw former national Super Flyweight champion Yohei Tobe [戸部洋平] took on fellow JBC ranked fighter Hajime Nagai [長井一] We often get excited by someone being matched hard on debut and on February 14th 2011 we saw a man that we became very excited about. That was Yohei Tobe who made his debut against Jin Ki Jung, the then South Korean Super Flyweight champion. On paper it was an ambitious debut though it was one that showed the belief that Tobe and his team had in the young fighter. The belief Tobe's team had in him was well founded and he easily despatched of Jung scoring an opening round stoppage that set off his rise to a Japanese national title around 3 years. Despite the victory however there were flaws with Tobe that would later be his downfall, notably his defence which appeared to be lacking and the way he repeatedly loaded up on his right hand. Thankfully those issues for Tobe have been ironed out in recent fights and he has began to develop some real understanding of what to do with his skills. Sadly this appears to have been Jung's final bout and from what we understand he retired despite being just 21 years old. Sadly however he was involved in one of the darkest moments in Korean boxing, the death of Ki-Suk Bae who died 3 days after fighting Jung. (Video courtesy of YeahJustLikeChuckie) Regular visitors to our site will know that we like seeing our prospects tested early. We've gone by the idea that if you're good enough then you might as well show it. One man who did just that was Yohei Tobe who had both real self confidence and the strong backing of his team at the Misako Gym who were happy to test him straight away. In his first fight Tobe faced South Korean champion Jin Ki Jung and then, on June 13th 2011, he jumped in with former world champion Wandee Singwancha, a Thai with 80 fights of professional experience. Singwancha may not have been a natural Super Flyweight, like Tobe, or been in the prime of his career but it was still a potentially tough match up for a 1 fight novice. Despite the bout being tough on paper Tobe managed to really impress as he not only beat Singwancha but actually stopped him in 2 rounds as he used his speed, size and power to over-come the experience of the Thai. Whilst things, after this fight, haven't gone perfectly for Tobe he did manage to go on and claim the Japanese Super Flyweight title in just his 10th bout. As for Singwancha his career was ended less than 2 years later when he was stopped by Hong Kong's popular Rex Tso. (Video courtesy of ibatetsu1) |
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