Tokyo, Japan
It was in Japan that we had the most significant show of the day. The main event featured a potential world title challenger whilst other bouts on the show featured a number of interesting Japanese contenders and prospects.

We'll start with the main event which saw the highly ranked Shingo Wake (18-6-2, 11) score the 5th defence of his OPBF Super Bantamweight title courtesy of an opening round knockout-out against Filipino Challenger Jimmy Paypa (16-3-1, 6). Paypa, who had never been stopped, had managed to land some of his own right hands but they had little effect on Wake who landed a perfect counter uppercut very late in the round that sent Paypa down. The Filipino managed to make it to his feet but wasn't able to continue.

Following the win Wake said he wanted a world title fight and was happy to travel. Recent hints however suggest that he may be able to get a world title fight at home with Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux likely to travel to Japan again, following his successful world title defence against Hisashi Amagasa at the end of last year.

In the chief support bout fans saw former OPBF, Japanese and NABF title challenger Toyoto Shiraishi (25-8-2, 12) score a 2nd round KO over the over-matched Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi (8-8-1, 4). This win keeps alive Shiraishi's hopes of one day becoming a title holder, though Yamaguchi really was a limited opponent.

In another support bout Kota Sato (10-6-2, 5) managed to score a late stoppage of Toshikuni Wake (8-15-3, 2), with just 96 seconds of the bout left. Sato's record is under-whelming though he is much better than the numbers suggest and the fact he had gone 3 fights without a win prior to this bout really is misleading. For Wake this was a second successive stoppage loss, following a 4th round defeat to Ryichi Funai last October.

A really interesting support bout, in fact one of two outstanding bouts on the under-card, saw Jo Tanooka (9-2-3) score a clear decision over the previously unbeaten Kenya Yamashita (7-1, 4). Tanooka was the East Japan Rookie of the Year in 2013 and although he has lost 2 of his last 5 he is a genuinely promising fighter. As for the 18 year old Yamashita, himself the 2014 All Japan Rookie of the Year, this was a case of stepping up a little too much too soon. Despite the loss we wouldn't rule out Yamashita from being a champion somewhere down the line.

The other really interesting bout saw the really exciting Masaru Sueyoshi (9-1, 6) score a 7th round TKO over 2013 Rookie of the Year winner Kazuma Sanpei (11-2, 4). Sanpei started his career 11-0 though has now suffered back to back stoppage losses and the 20 year old has been “exposed” as lacking a chin to match his talent. As for Sueyoshi this was his 6th straight win following a razor thin loss to Masayuki Ito back in July 2012. Don't sleep on Sueyoshi.

The least notable bout on the card saw unbeaten female fighter Jun Yabuki (2-0, 1) score a clear decision win over Chie Higano (3-2). Sadly for Higano this was a second successive loss.

California, USA
Whilst the significant action came form Japan there was another bout of note which took place in the USA as Chinese Heavyweight giant Taishan Dong (3-0, 2) was surprisingly given his first test. Dong, a 7” giant who seems to get a lot of attention merely due to his size, was expected to blow away 42 year old Roy McCrary (3-3, 3) but was instead taken the 4 round distance en route to taking his first decision victory. The win was a clear one for Dong but it will almost certainly have provided him with a bigger learning experience than either of his previous bouts, both of which were relatively farcical.

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Bangkok, Thailand
This past Wednesday saw the action continuing with fights in Thailand featuring several notable fighters, including a man some are tipping for world honours and another fighter who looks to be a very promising young prospect.

The prospective world title holder is Palangpol CP Freshmart (8-1, 5) who made relatively light work of Filipino foe Bimbo Nacionales (12-8-1, 2), who was stopped in the 4th round of a scheduled 12. There is now talk that Palangpol, who currently holds a minor title at Light Flyweight, will be dropping to Minimumweight in an attempt to claim a world title though we're unsure if that will come to any more than just idle chatter from his team.

It took the very talented Kongfah CP Freshmart (12-0, 7)* just 3 rounds to see off his over-matched opponent, Geboi Mansalayao (9-19-4, 3) in a bout that really was little more than a training exercise for the very promising Thai youngster. We're now hoping to see Kongfah facing a slightly stiffer test to try and speed up his development, though we understand protecting him a little bit given his young age.

Another talented youngster on this card was Kongputorn CPFreshmart (8-0, 6)** who easily over-came Kompetch Twins Gym (0-5). Kompetch did come to fight but was broken down and took the count having felt the effects of Kongputorn's solid and hurtful punches.

A less significant, though more evenly matched bout on paper, saw Ratchasak KKP (26-3-1, 12) score a 2nd round win against Junio Bajawa (14-5, 7) of Indonesia. This was Ratchasak's 3rd win since his loss to Rex Tso last May, in a bout that saw Tso being dropped twice. For Bajawa this was unfortunately his 4th straight loss, 3rd by stoppage.

*Boxrec.com are missing one of Kongfah's fights
**Boxrec.com are missing THIS bout and 2 of Kongputorn's previous bouts

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This past Tuesday Asian fans in Thailand and Japan had action to make note of.

Pathum Thani, Thailand
In Thailand fans got televised action courtesy of Channel 3 who aired a short Nakornluang promoted show featuring a highly ranked Flyweight, a former Super Flyweight champion and a very promising young novice.

The novice was the unbeaten Jirapan Nakornluang (3-0, 2) who managed to continue his winning run as he defeated Italian debutant Philipo Piatada (0-1) with a 6 round unanimous decision. Another bout that went the distance saw former WBC Super Flyweight champion, and current Bantamweight contender, Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (40-6-1, 18) take a decision over experienced Indonesian loser Samuel Tehuayo (18-33-2, 3). Meeting for the second time Suriyan did what he needed to do to take home the win though again left us wondering why Tehuayo, aka “Sammy Hagler”, is still used as a journeyman considering his run of 4-33-2 has really failed to see him do much more than survive at times.

In the main event of this show fans saw Flyweight contender Nawaphon Por Chokchai (26-0, 19) successfully defend his WBC Asian Boxing Council Flyweight title with a 5th round KO against Filipino Southpaw Powell Balaba (8-13-1, 5). This was Balaba's 4th straight loss and it again leaves questions as to how a bout like this will really help Nawaphon prepare for a world title fight, or a mooted world title eliminator.

Tokyo, Japan
In Japan fans had a show that was much more competitive on paper and provided plenty of action, though did also feature one bit of disappointment. The card, which was mostly a B class tournament looked brilliant on paper and proved, on the hole, to be really good.

The began with a 4 round bout, the only 4 round bout on the show, and saw the debuting Yuta Ishikawa (1-0, 1) defeat fellow debutant Makoto Yamazaki (0-1) in the 3rd round with a KO to begin his career with a win.

The second bout was at Middleweight where the win-some, lose-some Koji Kase (5-4, 2) managed to narrowly defeat the heavy handed Wataru Seino (4-3, 4). For Seino this was his first bout in more than a year, following an opening round defeat to Koki Tyson Maebara in the 2013 Rookie of the Year final whilst Kase has now streaked to 3 straight wins following a 4 fight losing run.

A scheduled bout involving Kenya Noguchi (2-0, 2) against an experienced Thai foe was supposed to be the 3rd bout on the card but was sadly cancelled, and we're unsure why.

The first B-class tournament bout was the shows 3rd contest and it saw a notable upset as Tatsuji Kakumoto (5-5, 1) took a clear decision win over Yuji Okinori (6-2-1, 1) in a bout at Flyweight. The 22 year old Kakumoto certainly doesn't have a great record but it's clear he's better than the numbers suggest and many of his losses have been razor thin decisions. As for Okinori this is his 3rd straight set back following a 6-0 (1) start to his career.

Kakumoto's win was one of two bouts in the Flyweight division with the other being between Kensuke Sasaki (3-1, 2) and Yasuhiro Tanaka (4-2-2) with Sasaki taking a clear but hard fought decision over his more experienced foe. Sasaki is a man we suspect is being groomed as a better prospect than many may suspect and he could well be a man to make a note of. Tanaka on the other hand suffered his second defeat in 3 bouts.

One of the most competitive bouts saw Hyuma Fujioka (5-3-1) take a hotly fought split decision win over Naoto Fuimoto (7-5-1, 4). Fujioka entered this bout following a stoppage loss to Gaku Aikawa 10 months ago and fought possibly the best bout of his career so far to inflict the second successive decision on to Fujimoto who has also lost last December.

Heavy handed Super Bantamweight Kazuki Yokoyama (7-2, 5) continued to leave opponents in his wake as he notched up the 5th stoppage of his career and forced the referee to save Shota Kumazawa (6-7-1, 5) in the 4th round. For Yokoyama this is a second straight win following an opening round defeat in November 2013 whilst Kumazawa has now lost 4 of his last 5 dating back to 2012.

The talented Shingo Koike (7-2, 3) appeared to be under pressure early on against Ryuta Nakajima (5-5-1, 4) though in round 3 it was Nakajima who ended up on the canvas following a wonderful shot from Koike who ended the bout. Having been out of action for 14 months this was a great win for Koike, even though Nakajima had lost his previous 3.

In a really exciting contest between two men who believed there power was the key fans saw Takahiro Shinohara (6-4-2, 6) stop Atsuhi Kudo (3-4-2, 3) in the 3rd round. The bout saw plenty of exchanges and was a fun fight with Kudo being stopped on his feet. For Hinohawa this was his second win in a row following almost 2 years of inactivity. Kudo has now been stopped for the first time.

Possibly the pick of the bouts, at least on paper, was the penultimate contest on the show which saw the talented Daisuke Watanabe (2-0, 2) dispose of the more experienced Ryuto Araya (7-3-1, 1) in the second round, with the corner throwing in the towel to say Araya. Watanabe caught out eye last year when he stopped Toru Kudo in the 4th round and we suspect he's going to achieve something notable sooner rather than later, so keep an eye on this 23 year Featherweight hopeful. Araya on the other hand suffered his first stoppage defeat and saw a 2-fight winning streak come to an end.

In the final bout of the show fans saw Makoto Kawasaki (6-2-1, 1) take a 5 round decision over Mamoru Takeuchi (5-6-3). This loss ended a 3 fight winning streak for Takeuchi whilst Kawasaki scored his second win in a row. In the ring this was a big of a mismatch with Kawasaki being too good for Takeuchi who was unable to really compete with his more skilled rival.

Tokyo, Japan
This past Monday wasn't a big day in the world of Asian boxing but there was a small Japanese card featuring a former Japanese title challenger alongside a number of competitive looking match ups.

The main event saw "Zombie" Tatsuya Takahashi (19-6-3, 14) blow away Thailand's Nichaeo Chaitonggym (0-3) in just the 2nd round of their meeting. The bout was a massive mismatch in favoure of the Japanese fighter though he had taken part in an all out war late last year against Japanese Bantamweight champion Kentaro Masuda so we have real complaint with him having a relatively easy confidence builder here.

Below the main fight there was a trio of 6 rounders. The only stoppage came in surprising fashion as Keisuke Ota (9-7, 2) stopped Yuzo Mitani (5-5, 2) in the 3rd round and recorded only his 2nd stoppage win, it was however Mitani's 5th stoppage loss.

The other 6 rounders were more competitive with Mikiya Ishikawa (9-6, 1) claiming a split decision against Takahiro Kinoshita (5-4-2, 2) in a very competitive match up. The other 6 rounder resulted in a win for Yoshiyuki Suzuki (5-7-5, 1) claim a close decision over Kazuki Kobayashi (4-8).

The most evenly fought bout came in a 4 rounder as Toshiro Tarumi (1-0-3, 1) maintained his unbeaten record with a majority draw against Sosuke Sakata (2-2-1, 1). The Sakata/Tarumi bout was the only competitive bout from the trio of 4 rounders which also saw Byodin Tokuoka (3-0, 2) stop Takuya Kihashi (1-2) in the 4th round whilst the debuting Keitaro Fukuda (1-0, 1) blew away fellow debutant Satoru Komatsu (0-1)

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Wenshan, China
The biggest show this past weekend came from China where Zovi promotions put on a show to celebrate the Chinese new year. The show featured 7 bouts and amazingly also featured 7 titles, all WBC belts on a show that really did go over the top with titles.

The card, of course, began with the undercard bouts which didn't feature any titles. One of the under-card bouts saw the debuting Bai Shan Bo (1-0) out point visiting Australian teenager Steve Spark (1-1, 1) in a 4 round bout. The other undercard contest saw Xu Chan (5-1) take a narrow decision win over Josh Baillie (2-2, 1).

In regards to title bouts there were a number off less interestingly looking bouts. One of those saw WBC Youth Welterweight champion Yang Xing Xin (10-3-2, 7) score a 6th round TKO over Korean fighter Joon-Yong Lee (4-3-3, 2) in a bout that turned out to be more eventful that seemed likely when the bout was signed. Another “lesser” title bout saw Xian Wei Qian (7-4-1, 1) score a unanimous decision over Hero Tito (9-6-1, 3). The win for Qian saw him retaining his WBC Asian Boxing Council Featherweight title and claiming the WBC Eurasian Pacific Boxing Council Featherweight title.

In a female bout fans saw local fighter Cai Zongju (4-1, 1) take an impressive decision win over former multi-time world title challenger Gretchen Abaniel (15-7, 6) in a bout that saw Zongju claim the female versions of both the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental and WBC International Minimumweight titles. This was Zongju's third successive win following her sole loss, in Laos, to teenager Nampetch Kwanjaisrikod in October last year.

The biggest name on the card was former WBC Minimumweight world champion Xiong Zhao Zhong (25-6-1, 14) who continued his legacy by claiming the WBC International Minimumweight title with a decision win over Japans Hiroya Yamamoto (8-3, 3). This was Zhong's first bout following his loss last October to WBA champion Hekkie Budler.

The key bout in many ways featured a man many view as the future of Chinese boxing, Qiu Xiao Jun (15-2, 7). Jun was fighting his most notable opponent to date as he took on former world title challenger Silvester Lopez (23-10-2, 17), in a bout for the WBC Silver Super Bantamweight title. Despite being a step up on paper for Jun he made things look easy as he battered Lopez who was stopped in the 6th round. Sadly for Lopez it now seems that he's quickly becoming a shot fighter and his upset win last time out against Rex Wao is likely to be a one off for a man who really need to consider walking away from the sport before taking too much damage.

Jakarta, Indonesia
In Indonesian fans had the chance to see the highly talented Iwan Zoda (5-1, 4) score a 7th round stoppage of Stevanus Nana Bau (2-2-1, 1) in a rematch of Zoda's debut. In their first meeting Zoda took a 6 round decision over his compatriot, this time around however Nana Bau couldn't survive the schedule, which was 12 rounds.

For those questioning us over Nana Bau's record, which we know is incomplete, he is also known on boxrec as Stevanus Nanai, where he is listed as 2-0-1 (2). We've put the records together and hope boxrec.com follow suit at some point in the future.

Monte Carlo, Monaco
The biggest fight of the weekend came from Monaco where fans around the world had the chance to see the fantastic Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29) return to the ring for the first time this year. The Kazakh destroyer was, on paper, facing his toughest opponent as he went up against teak tough Brit Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12), Murray showed his toughness but was eventually stopped in the 11th round after Golovkin's continual pressure and aggression broke him down. Prior to the stoppage Murray had been down 3 times, bloodied around the nose and although he had shown a gutsy account of himself he really did show he wasn't in the same league as Golovkin.

Negros Occidental, Philippines
As well as the big fight in Monaco there was also domestic card in the Philippines courtesy of ALA Promotions.

The main event here saw Jonas Sultan (7-2, 5) score the biggest win of his career as he scored a 5th round KO against former OPBF Light Flyweight title contender Jerson Mancio (18-6-3, 9). Mancio, best known for his loss to Naoya Inoue back in December 2013, has now lost 3 successive bouts by stoppage and appears to be a fighter who has reached his peak and is now seeing his career fall apart.

In the co-feature of this show fans saw the heavy handed Geo Santisima (5-2, 4) score a 6th round stoppage against Boyce Sultan (8-5, 5) to record his 3rd successive stoppage.

Amazingly the rest of the winners on the card all came in without a loss. These included Jeffrey Concerman (3-0, 1) who managed to out point the heavy handed Raul Yu (5-1, 5) in a 6 round bout. Another 6 rounder saw Peter Apolinar (5-0, 3) out point Jhun Ryan Quimbo (4-8-1).

In 4 rounders Virgel Vitor (3-0, 1) over-came the previously unbeaten Kenneth Neron (1-1-1), the unbeaten Joepher Montano (2-0, 1) over-came Paul Varna (0-2-1), another decision saw the debuting Ernest Alera (1-0) over-come the win-less Jonnel Burlado (0-2). The only stoppage on this part of the card was an opening round blow out win by Richard Lumogdang (1-0, 1) who stopped fellow debutant Elmer Liboon (0-1)

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This past Friday had a couple of Thai cards, both of which were televised.

Surat Thani, Thailand
The most notable name of the day was in action on Thai channel 7 who aired a show from Surat Thani and despite the show not being a key one the main event was a notable bout, whilst the undercard featured a local novice against highly experienced opposition.

The main event on this show saw Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (27-3-1, 16) successfully retain his IBF Asia Light Flyweight as he out pointed Japanese challenger Shunji Nagata (10-13-2, 3) in what was Fahlan's first defence of the title he won last December, when he over-came Armando dela Cruz. Incidentally this was Fahlan's 3rd fight against a Japanese foe since he announced himself to fans world wide with his huge career defining upset win over Ryo Miyazaki, it's also his first win over a Japanese foe since that shock win.

One of the novices on this undercard was Atchariya Virotesunobon (2-0) who marked the beginning of his career with a decision win over the rather durable Heri Andriyanto (20-18-2, 10). Although we won't try and tell you that Andriyanto is a great fighter the Indonesian is a very tough opponent for a novice and Atchariya deserves real credit for such a notable win. Not only was this a notable win but the performance was also credible from a very strong and patient looking Thai prospect

The other bout featured Patomsith Pathompothong (11-3, 4) who over-came experienced Indonesian journeyman Arief Blader (20-16-1, 7).

Khon Kaen, Thailand
The other Thai show of the day was televised on Channel 11 and featured a former female world champion and several promising fighters who currently fighter under the Tor Buamas banner.

The main event on this card was a horrible mismatch as the very talented Pharanpetch Tor Buamas (14-0, 10) successfully defended his WBC Asian Boxing Council Super Featherweight title with a 3rd round stoppage against the over-matched Ramli Pasaribu (3-6, 1). The mismatch is made worse by the fact that Pharanpetch is now 27 and cannot keep wasting time with mismatches like this, especially given that this was his first bout since last March!

Sadly Pharanpetch wasn't the only fighter in a mismatch on this card as former WBC female Light Flyweight champion Samson Tor Buamas (35-6, 17) took on the debuting Meree Sor Rapeewan (0-1), who was stopped in the 2nd round. This was Samson's 9th forgettable bout since she lost to Nadia Raoui in Germany way back in September 2012.

Samson wasn't the only female fighter picking up a win as Hongfah Tor Buamas (18-5, 2) picked up her 3rd straight win following a loss to the exceptional Ava Knight back in 2012. Hongfah's opponent, Petchborthong Sor Rapeewan (0-1), sadly wasn't up to much here though did see out the 6 round distance.

One other bout on this card saw Sangthong Sor Buamas (5-0, 5) quickly get rid of Somchai Korpol (0-1) inside a round

Tokyo, Japan
This past Thursday there was two world title fights, and a bout involving a really interesting Japanese prospect. Unless you were a hardcore fan, or at the Korakuen Hall, there is a good chance you missed even knowing about them.

The most competitive of the female world title bouts came at Light Flyweight where female IBF champion Naoko Shibata (14-3, 4) narrowly over-came a spirited effort from Saemi Hanagata (9-6-2, 4) in what was a really difficult to score bout. Hanagata started fast and put Shibata under serious pressure from the early stages though it seemed the champion used her experiences to just do enough to retain her title with a majority decision. Unfortunately for Hanagata this was her second successive narrow defeat and she may be wondering what she needs to do to get the nod.

The other title bout had no controversy at all as WBC Atomweight champion Momo Koseki (20-2-1, 7) saw off the horribly over-matched Aisah Alico (5-5, 4) in the second round. This was Koseki's 15th world title defense and she won't have had any easier in her illustrious career. Interestingly for a “non puncher” this was Koseki's 3rd straight stoppage and her 4th stoppage in 5 bouts.

In the chief support bout, at least on paper, fans saw Tatsuya Otsubo (7-6-1, 3) over-come Takashi Sakamoto (6-4, 1) in a clear 8 round decision win.

Although a 6 round preliminary bout we were really interested to see how the unbeaten Takeshi Inoue (2-0-1, 1) was going to cope with the experienced and tough Kota Oguchi (10-14, 1). As it turned out the bout was a mismatch with Inoue clearly winning the bout without clearly dropping a round. The 25 year old Welterweight is one we've been told to keep an eye on and now we hope to see him in another less straight forward bout.

To begun the show fans got an all-deutant 4 rounder that saw Itose Ishii (1-0) take a very narrow decision over Kana Makino (0-1) in a bout that really wouldn't have seen complaints had it been scored a draw.

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Tokyo, Japan
Celes boxing gym might not be one of the “big names” of Japanese boxing but their stable is an interesting one with the potential to really become something notable in the next few years. Today we got the chance to see two of their standout fighters in action on a show that promised a lot when it was announced though fell below the expectations we once had of it.

When the show was first announced it was supposed to have an excellent looking IBF Bantamweight world title eliminator on it featuring American fighter Sergio Perales. Unfortunately Perales was forced to pull out after suffering an injury and that left the world class Ryosuke Iwasa (19-1, 12) facing the much weaker Ricardo Roa (12-10-2, 4). Sadly for Roa it seemed like Iwasa was happy to take his frustration out on the over-matched Filipino who was cut in the opening round and stopped in the second. Now for Iwasa the target isn't on a rescheduled bout with Perales but instead he seems focussed on getting a fight with IBF world champion Randy Caballero.

Whilst the main event failed to live up to expectation there was little complaint about the co-feature which saw Taiki Minamoto (10-4, 9) force an 8th round stoppage of Yuta Horiike (9-4-3, 2) in what was a good all round fight and certainly the most competitive of the 3 bouts that topped the show.

The other of the 3 main bouts was nothing short of impressive as the touted Koki Koshikawa (4-0, 2) blew away Indonesian visitor Sandy Korga (4-7, 1) in just 77 seconds. Koshikawa had too much of everything and a body shot left Korga in agony. Although we know Japanese fighters have limited success internationally at Welterweight we really, really looking forward to see Koshikawa facing some Western opponents. He has a lot of potential and should be looking at title bouts sometime next year.

Although Koshikawa and Iwasa made their bouts look easy there was some competitive action on the card, especially early on the show. This included a 6 round draw between Isao Aoyama (5-3-1, 1) and Sho Kimura (5-1-2) which really was a very hard one to split. This was as even a match up as fans could have hoped for, even if the bout wasn't of the highest quality.

Another competitive bout saw Yui Oikawa (1-0) take a majority decision over Koji Fujimoto (0-1) in an all debutant contest at Super Featherweight. There was again little to split the men and a draw here wouldn't have been the worst decision we'd have seen this year.

The remaining under-card bouts both failed to go the distance. One of them saw Jinya Miyagi (2-0, 2) forced a 2nd round stoppage of Nobuo Sawadaishi (1-2) whilst the other saw Yuta Onishi (3-3, 3) stop Hikaru Nagai (3-3, 2) in the 4th round.

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This past Sunday was an interesting day but not a hugely significant one in Asian boxing

Angono Rizal, Philippines
The main Asian show this past Sunday was in the Philippines where fans got a show with an international flavour courtesy of several Japanese, Indonesian and Korean fighters. They also got explosive action and a number of competitive bouts.

The main bouts were relative stitch ups. One of those saw Japanese Heavyweight Rio Hidaka (11-2, 9) blew away Indonesian foe David Koswara (11-13-2, 4) in just 61 seconds to claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Heavyweight title. It took even less time for Takamori Akita (10-4-1, 8) to blow away Desson Cag-ong (14-13, 8), in fact it took only 40 seconds here for Akita to claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Light Welterweight crown.

Sadly the chief support bout was also over before it really got going as Sonny Boy Jaro (39-13-5, 28) blasted out Albert Alcoy (14-22-7, 4) partway through the 2nd round.

Whilst many of the top bouts ended in blow outs not all of them did and surprisingly Kyota Otsuka (5-0-1, 3) was held to a split draw by Jeven Villacite (3-3-4, 1) in an 8 rounder that perhaps exposed Otsuka as not that good of a prospect, at least not yet. On the other hand Villacite is an under-rated fighter who could well have been 10-0 and appears to be the sort of Filipino who will never be easy to beat.

Much of this card consisted of 6 rounders and it was here that we got competitive action as Moon Sun Jung (3-4-4) fought to a split decision draw with Danny Manosa (2-3-3, 1). We also saw a technical draw in a bout between the experienced Danilo Pena (26-21-4, 11) and Pablito Canada (4-5-2, 1) after Pena suffered a nasty cut from a headclash.

It wasn't just the draws that were close but also a number of the decisions. These included a 6 round split decision win for Danny Tampipi (5-4-2, 3) who just over-came Ji-Hwan Lee (5-5-1, 2) in a bout that saw Tampipi score a knockdown in round 2 before being deducted a couple of points in round 4. Another close decision saw Vincent Bautista (2-2-2-) claim a majority decision over Da-Won Suh (3-5-1, 1).

The only other decision saw Kenichi Yamaguchi (18-3-2, 4) take a decision over Indonesia's Hendrik Barongsay (28-21-3, 17) with Barongsay being dropped in the opening round.

One of those bouts that failed to go the distance saw Roman Canto (10-5-2, 5) force the retirement of Marco Niones (3-14, 1) at the end of the second round. Niones had been down in rounds in each round prior to his retirement. Things we're equally as bad for Cris Leon (7-12-4, 3) who was stopped with a body shot in the final seconds of the 2nd round by Ardie Boyose (14-0-1, 10).

Failing to get out of the first round on this undercard were Ryan Soliveres (4-25-1, 1), who retired at the end of the opening round against Benjie Suganob (9-3-1, 5) and Remus Orcada (2-4-2) who was stopped at the 2 minute mark of the opening round by Crisanto Contemprato (4-1-1, 3)

Jakarta, Indonesia
The sole professional bout on an Indonesian show saw the experienced but some what limited Roy Tua Manuhuruk (17-12-2, 13) take a 9th round TKO against the light hitting Philipus Rangga (8-9, 1) to successfully defend his IBC Light Welterweight title. Prior to the stoppage Rangga had been dropped in the opening round and the 7th round of what was a relatively impressive display of power by Manuhuruk.