This past Friday was a hectic day of sorts with action across Asia. Beijing, China Some of the days most interesting action took place in China where a Heavyweight continued his perfect whilst novices were also in action. The aforementioned Heavyweight was Chinese power-puncher Zhang Junlong (11-0, 11 or 19-0, 19 depending on source) who scored his second notable victory. The heavy handed Chinese fighter, described as being the “Chinese George Foreman”, easily saw off heavy handed visitor Shawn Cox (18-6, 17) who was stopped in the 2nd round. Interestingly Cox had come into this bout following the second best win of his career, a 3rd round TKO win against Santander Silgado. We're not going to saw Junlong is a world beater but he is certainly the most proven of the Chinese Heavyweights currently making their name in the sport. In an 8 rounder fans saw Wang Kun (3-1, 1) score the biggest win of his career as he out-pointed experienced Filipino Romeo Jakosalem (16-10-1, 8). The 21 year old Kun may well be one to make a note of and this was an excellent win, though we'll have to wait and see. Sadly things didn't go as well for Lin Chunlei (2-1, 1) who lost his unbeaten record with a decision loss to Jason Redondo (11-3-1, 7). Redondo, another Filipino visitor, had been stopped less than 3 months ago by Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo though always looked like a big ask for Chunlei. In an all debutant bout Wen Jia Bao (1-0, 1) took a 3rd round TKO win over Hu Zhi Qiang (0-1) whilst another all debutant match up saw Zou Xin Li (1-0) take a decision over Wang Xi Long (0-1). Ayutthaya, Thailand For us the most interesting of two Thai cards came on Channel 7. In the main even of this show Ratchasak KKP (28-3-1, 13) scored his 5th straight win, following a loss in Macao to Rex Tso, and over-came Ronerex Dalut (9-16-2, 2) with a clear 12 round decision. For us a more interesting fighter on this card was the unbeaten Kongfah CP Freshmart (14-0, 8) who maintained his unbeaten record. Although we do find Kongfah very interesting as a prospect we didn't really learn much new about him here as he predictably defeated debutant Roden Tolulog (0-1) who was stopped in the 3rd round. It wasn't all bad for debutants however as Petchtae Petchyindee (1-0) score a debut win over the win-less Petchmai Sor Praithong (0-3). Nakhon Pathom, Thailand In another Thai card fans got the chance to see a couple of bouts, courtesy of Channel 11. The main event here saw ABF (Asian Boxing Federation) Welterweight champion Chalermpol Singwancha (13-0, 11) successfully defend his belt, and unbeaten record, as he saw off debuting Italian Simon Cicine (0-1) in the 9th round. Questions have to be asked of the ABF for sanctioning this bout on so many levels, however it is another win for the Thai who really needs to step up in class rather than take on visiting debutants. The other bout on this card saw Mohamadreza Hamze (6-5-2, 2) score a 6 round decision win over Robert Chor Chaiwai (0-1-1). Hamze, an Iranian fighter who is based in Thailand, has now strung together 3 wins after a going 3-5-1 in his first 9 bouts. Tokyo, Japan In Japan fans had a Kaneko promoted show at the Korakuen Hall available to see. Sadly the card didn't look like the best on paper.. The main event was the worst matched bout on the card as former world title challenger Hidenori Otake (23-2-3, 10) easily saw off Thai visitor Phissanuthep Chaiyonggym (4-13-1, 3) in 3 rounds. Otake, who was last seen in the ring in November losing a wide decision to Scott Quigg, had a little bit of ring rust that needed shaking but he was never forced out of first gear here. Interestingly after the fight Otake spoke about wanting to claim the OPBF title. The chief support bout was arguably the most competitive bout on the card as Ryuto Oho (7-2-1, 2) claimed a very close unanimous decision win over Takahiro Fujii (7-4-1, 2). Oho, the 2013 All Japan Rookie of the Year at Flyweight, had come in to this bout on a run of 0-2-1 though had just enough to score the win whilst Fuji suffered his second loss in his last 3 bouts. An exciting but short lived bout saw Yutaka Kamioka (9-3-2, 5) claim a 91 second win over Naoya Okamoto (8-5, 1) in a bout that looked well matched on paper. Both guys came out swinging early on with no feeling out to be spoken of, and whilst it was intense action it was rather fleeting. The sole 6 rounder on the card was also over early as Yamato Fuinaka (6-3, 2) took out Prakampetch Por Palapol (0-3) at the end of the opening round. Whilst on paper the bout wasn't too notable it was a Heavyweight clash, something that is still very rare in Japan. At Middleweight Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa (2-1, 1) claimed his first decision victory as he over-came Yuichi Sakuta (3-3, 2) in a competitive decision over 4 rounds. Another competitive 4 rounder saw Makoto Iitsuka (2-1-1, 1) defeat Daigo Miyagawa (1-4-2). The closest of the 4 rounders was an all debutant affair which saw Shu Hayashi (1-0) take a majority win over Kenta Kikuchi (0-1). One other 4 rounder saw Shin Tomitaka (2-1-1, 1) claim his first stoppage win as he saw off Takayuki Nakaebisu (2-7-1, 1) in the 3rd round. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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There wasn't much action this past Thursday, but it did include one of the best looking bouts, on paper, for the weekend. That bout was a WBC Super Flyweight world title eliminator between former champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (34-4-1, 31) and former world title challenger Jose Salgado (34-3-2, 27). On paper it was genuinely mouth watering. In the ring however things were one sided with Srisaket essentially breaking down his Mexican foe through 3 and a bit rounds, all of which were one sided. Salgado had his moments but they were fleeting with Srisaket instilling his pressure, intensity and strength on Salgado who seemed unable to prevent himself from being bullied before being stopped part way through round 4 as Srisaket landed bombs at will. A second former world champion in action on this card was Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (42-6-1, 20) who kept busy with an easy win against the horribly over-matched Khunsuk Chaiyonggym* (0-1). Suriyan really did as he wished before finishing his foe with a sickening body shot very early in round 2. The nose of the shot was disgusting and it was little wonder that that the waved was swiftly stopped, though Khunsuk did manage to get back to his feet in an impressive showing of toughness. Another notable fighter on this card was highly ranked Flyweight contender Nawaphon Por Chokchai (28-0, 21) who saw off an opponent, believed to be Chatpetch Sithsaithong* (0-1), with flurry. Although none of the shots looked particularly big Chatpetch was looking done a long time before the finish. We know Nawaphon is wanting a world title fight with Roman Gonzalez but he really shouldn't be wasting his time on fights against this level of opposition which is doing little for his development. This card also featured 2 “unknown” bouts. Neither boxrec, our Thai friends at tko.in.th or ourselves have managed to identify. Hopefully their names will become available soon however there is a worry that the bouts, like many others form Thailand, will go relatively unreported. *Names are guesses based on the Thai transliterations of the names we were given. Tokyo, Japan This past Tuesday wasn't a huge day of action hut there was a very interesting Dangan card in Tokyo that featured 7 B-Class tournament final bouts, several of which were really good bouts and well matched contests. The card began with 4 rounders. One of these was an all debutant contest that saw Akihiko Kurita (1-0) take a unanimous decision win over Konosuke Saito (0-1), whilst the other saw Sosuke Sakata (3-2-1, 1) take a majority decision win over Toshinori Kikuchi (2-2, 2) in a very well fought bout. For Sakata this win qualifies him for the East Rookie of the Year. Notably 2 other bouts for the short were cancelled due to pull outs. The first of the B-Class tournament finals saw Sho Kimura (6-1-2) take a clear win over Tomoyuki Kaneko (7-5-1, 4) to claim the Light Flyweight crown. This win for Kimura saw him extending his unbeaten streak to 8 fights and although he appears to lack power he does look a handy boxer. Sadly for Kaneko this was his 4th bout with out a win and he's actually gone 1-4-1 in his last 6. At Flyweight Kensuke Sasaki (4-1, 3) proved his ability with his 4th straight win, a 5th round TKO against Tatsuji Kakumoto (5-6, 1). Although Kakumoto isn't a special fighter he had never previously been stopped making this win an even more notable victory for the 22 year old Teiken fighter. A second successive stoppage on this show saw the talented Shingo Koike (8-2, 4) make light work of Kazuki Yokoyama (7-3, 5). Coming in to this bout it things looked really even on paper but Koike blew away Yokoyama in just 109 seconds. The bout of the day came at Featherweight as Takehiro Shinohara (7-4-2, 7) upset the previously unbeaten Daisuke Watanabe (2-1, 2). Watanabe looked the better fighter through out but Shinohara showed his heart and power and turned the bout around in the 5th round. Through much of the bout it seemed like Watanabe was too good, too quick and in control but full credit must be given to Shinohara who saw out the storm and claimed the memorable victory. At Super Featherweight Yutaka Ekawa (7-3-1, 4) claimed a 2nd round KO against Shoichi Eiraku (6-5, 5). For Eiraku this was the second stoppage loss of his career, and his 3rd loss in 4, whilst Ekawa is now on a run of 6-1-1 (4) in his last 8 bouts. At Lightweight the heavy handed Ryosuke Takami (7-1, 6) showed his power as he took out Manato Honma (8-4, 4) in the 2nd round of their bout. The 21 year old Takami is now 3-0 (3) since being stopped by Ryui Ikeda in the 2013 Rookie of the Year final and it seems like the youngster may, genuine, have a promising career ahead of him. The final bout of the show as at Welterweight where Noriaki Sato (2-1) claimed a very fiercely fought split decision against Makoto Kawasaki (6-3-1, 1). There wasn't much to separate these two men on a couple of the cards though the deciding judge had the bout almost a shut out to Sato in a strange card given the very competitive nature of the contest. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Fukuoka, Japan
This past Sunday wasn't a busy day for boxing fans but there was a small card in Japan with a few fighters of note involved in action. One of the main bouts saw the world ranked Takumi Sakae (12-0, 8) swiftly see off the over-matched Hengky Elleuw (3-3, 3) in the 2nd round. Unfortunately for Elleuw this was his third stoppage loss in as many bouts outside of his homeland. For Sakae it's time to step up and we really hope he is viewing a possible title fight later in the year because bouts like this are a complete waste of his time. Another of the main bouts saw former Japanese and OPBF title challenger Yosuke Kirima (21-4-2, 14) stop Yasmet Star (1-3, 1) in the 3rd round. Kirima is now on a 4-fight winning streak following an opening round loss to Tadashi Yuba back in August 2013, though those wins have come against limited foes, as seen here. A third notable bout saw 2014 All Japan Rookie of the Year Yuki Beppu (9-0, 9) scoring a 4th round TKO against Thai visitor Topform Sithsaithong (0-1). Beppu, a genuinely promising Welterweight hopeful, is now due a step up and a chance to face someone who will test him. Despite continuing his KO run Beppu did go beyond 3 rounds for the first time in his career. On the under-card there were 3 other bouts. One of those saw the experienced Takuro Habu (12-10-2, 4) score a 6th round TKO again Hideaki Yamaji (5-8, 2). This was Yamaji's 5th stoppage loss and his 4th loss in 5 bouts. Another under-card bout saw Yusuke Yamanouchi (7-2-1, 3) score a 4th round KO against the previously unbeaten Rian Cobra (1-1, 1), another Indonesian visitor, who was fighting for the first time in 2 years. The only bout that went the distance here was a female bout that saw former OPBF and WBA title challenger Satomi Nishimura (8-2, 1) take a clear win over Mika Iwakawa (3-3-1, 1). This was Nishimura's first win since being stopped in a WBA Atomweight title bout by Ayaka Miyao. Choi retains WBA belt, Kim claims WIBF title and a hell of a lot more from a busy Saturday!5/24/2015 This past Saturday was an incredibly busy day with action across Asia as well as fighters in action on the road. Mungyung, South Korea The most notable bouts involving Asian fighters came from a KBA sanctioned South Korean show in Mungyung. The card featured 4 televised bouts, including a pair of title bouts. The show kicked off with a stoppage win for Dan Bi Kim (10-3-2, 3) who claimed the WIBF Light Flyweight title and took out Petchngam Sor Prasobchoke (7-1, 1) in the 4th round. The Thai visitor had been down at the end of round 3 and never really recovered before Kim saw her off in the following round. Interestingly following the first title bout we saw a couple of interesting contests, though sadly have no idea who the fighters were. The first of those bouts was a brilliant 4 round war that saw both fighters really putting on a show and giving us one of the best 4-round fights of the year so far. The second of the bouts saw a brutal stoppage inside the opening round of a bout that had seen both men touch down following a nasty head butt. Sadly we're unable to put the names to any of those 4 men but they really did put on a show between them. The main event of this card saw WBA female Super Featherweight champion Hyun Mi Choi (10-0-1, 3) easily retain her title with a very wide decision win over Japanese veteran Chika Mizutani (14-5, 7). Mizutani was brave through out though was thoroughly outclassed from the opening round to the final bell, and was even dropped in round 2. At best Mizutani may have claimed a couple of rounds but she was never really in the bout. Seoul, South Korea On a second Korean show fans saw a number of Japan Vs Korea bouts. This card, promoted by Ohashi Gym, saw Japanese fighters winning 3 of the 5 international bouts, though unfortunately exact results aren't available at this moment. Dali, China In a Chinese show from Dali fans had 8 bouts, all of which featured novices. Of the 8 bouts on this card 5 were scheduled for 4 rounds. Amazingly only one of those ended early, with that one seeing an opening round stoppage win for Li Leshan (2-0, 2) who swiftly took out Jian Changjian (0-1). A more competitive 4 rounder saw Fu Dongzheng (1-0) take a clear decision win over fellow debutant Pan Jun (0-1). A slightly more even bout saw Zhou Jialun (1-0) take a decision over the win-less Xu Runlong (0-2). Another bout that was somewhat competitive saw Alimu Tuersun (1-0) defeat Yang Guannan (1-2). The most competitive of the 4 rounders ended in a split decision as Lin Li Quan (1-1-1) claimed his first win and over-came Ye Rongcheng (0-1) In a female bout over the 6 round distance Jin Shi (1-0, 1) scored a debut win by taking out Pantiwa Kaewmahosod (0-3) in the final round. Another stoppage in a 6 round bout saw Su Shi Long (1-1, 1) stop Chen Zhijun (0-1) in the second round with a body shot. Interestingly the remaining 6 round bout was a Heavyweight bout that saw Wu Zhiyu (1-0) take a decision win over Chen Yongyang (0-1) in an all-debutant contest. Whilst there aren't many Chinese Heavyweights it does seem like they are becoming more and more prevalent and it may well be that we will see a genuine contender emerge from the country in the near future. México, Mexico The highest profile bout involving an Asian fighting outside of Asia took place in Mexico where Filipino fighter Edward Mansito (13-2-2, 7) took on the world ranked Rey Vargas (24-0, 20). Unfortunately the bout was a massive mismatch with Vargas taking a very wide, 100-88, decision on all 3 cards. It now seems that Vargas may be targeted for a world title bout with either Carl Frampton or Leo Santa Cruz. New South Wales, Australia In a “Chin Music Promotions” card in New South Wales we saw a number of Thai fighters take on Australian fighters. Unfortunately for the Thais they went 0-4 on this card, with only 1 of them actually seeing out the distance. The fighter who survived the schedule was the tough but very limited Paitoon Jaikom (3-13, 2), who saw a 2 fight winning streak come to an end as he was widely out pointed by novice fighter Mohamed Yari (2-0). An unsurprising loss was suffered by the win-less Arnon Yuchareon (0-9-1), who retired at the end of the 4th round during his bout with Valentine Borg (10-1, 7). We're not too sure who thought this match up made sense but we're suspecting that the result shocked absolutely nobody. In a bout for the International Boxing Organization Asia Pacific super Light Middleweight title we saw Eakkhunphol Mor Krungthepthonburi (10-7, 5) suffer his 5th stoppage loss as he was left in agony by Rocky Jerkic (10-0, 8) in the 3rd round. This was a second successive stoppage loss for the Thai who is now win-less in more than a year. Another title bout saw Denkamon Pakdee Gym (22-5, 13) suffer a 4th round TKO to David Browne Jr (21-1-1, 7) in a contest for the WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council Super Featherweight title. This was, on paper, the best match up on the card. Denkamon retired at the end of the 4th round and this was his second stoppage loss in 3 bouts, following a 3rd round TKO to Adones Cabalquinto earlier this year. Queensland, Australia In Queensland we saw Indonesians in action though, unfortunately we again failed to see an Asian fighter pick up a win. One of the Indonesian fighters was Jamed Jalarante (23-18-1, 11) who suffered his 13th stoppage loss courtesy of the light hitting Welshman Kerry Hope (21-7, 2). Amazingly, given Hope's lack of power, he saw off Jalarente in just 162 seconds. A shameful result for the Indonesian fighter. The other Indonesian was Afrizal Tomboresi (3-1, 1) who lost his unbeaten record with a wide 10 round decision loss to Brad Hore (5-1). This bout was for the WBF Asia Pacific Super Flyweight title and despite the loss we suspect we'll see more of Tomboresi before the end of the year. Thailand
This past Friday's action kicked off in Thailand with a Channel 7 show courtesy of Nakornloung which featured 4 bouts in total. One of those saw Pongsaklek Sithdabnij (1-3, 1) record his first win as he took a 4th round stoppage against the debuting Rachadam Por Kobkua (0-1). From the opening bell Pongsaklek looked like an aggressive ball of energy and was really fun to watch prior to scoring a gut busting KO. Whilst he'll never be mistaken for the great Pongsaklek Wonjonkam we will enjoy watching this kid in the future. Another of the low level bouts saw Yuaza Meanburisport (1-0) fight to a decision win against Daoden Lookklongbangklang (0-1) in a more technically well accomplished bout that we're used to seeing in Thailand. One of the bouts on the card was a rematch as Kongfah Nakornluang (21-0, 13) took on Indonesian Ricky Morales (4-2-1). In their first meeting Kongfah seemed to win following a vicious low blow that left Morales with the fight knocked out of him. Sadly for Morales his “family jewels” were again a target of Kongfah's shots with many going below the belt. To his credit however the plucky Indonesian never complained, though was stopped in the 6th round. Despite Kongfah's 21 fight winning streak we need to admit we're not sold on him, at all. Another unbeaten prospect of note on this card was Jirapan Nakornluang (11-0, 8) who looked sharp en-route to a comfortable win over a limited foe. Jirapan stopped his foe with a body shot though really didn't need to ever get out of second gear. Jirapan does look good at times but we certainly want to see him face a better quality of opponent in the near future. From what we under-stand Kongfah claimed a WBC Youth title with this win. California, USA In California fans watching Fox Sports 1 had the chance to see Chinese giant Taishan Dong (5-0, 3) record his second win the space of weeks as he took out Lance Gauch (5-9-2, 3) inside a round. Gauch, who was a shorter, fat foe, was taken out by a hard right hand and had to receive medical care before being taken out of the ring. This was a much better result for Dong than his decision win over Jamal Woods, back n May 9th, though it's clear the baby steps will continue for the 27 year old giant and that Gauch was never going to be any sort of a test. Interestingly for Dong this was the first time he had faced a man heavier than himself, though Gauch certainly didn't didn't look like a professional boxer in the ring. Nevada, USA Unfortunately in Nevada fans saw Uzbek fighter Bahodir Mamadjonov (17-2, 11) suffer his first stoppage defeat as the heavy handed Richard Commey (22-0, 20) stopped him in the 8th round and claimed the IBF Inter-Continental Lightweight title. Mamadjonov had never been stopped prior to this bout but this loss is a big set back for a man who was in, and around, the world rankings. Prior to the stoppage we had been impressed by Mamadjonov, though he appeared to run out of steam whilst Commey came on strong. Note-Jirapan's record on boxrec.com has been updated to include a number of wins he fought under a different alias dating back to 2013. Bangkok, Thailand
There wasn't much action this past Sunday though there was a small show in Bangkok with 4 bouts, none of which went the schedule. One of the bouts was an all debutant contest that saw Japanese 34 year old Tadayuki Miyagi (1-0, 1) take a 2nd round TKO against Thailand's Premsak Sakpracha (0-1). Given his age we don't expect much of Miyagi in the future but he could certainly have done worse than scoring a win here. Another Japanese fighter to score a win was Masaaki Kurishima (3-0, 3) who scored a 3rd round TKO against debutant Anucha Khamhom (0-1). Kurishima has fought all 3 of his bouts in Thailand so far though has only fought debutants so far. In an all Thai bout Namphol Sithsaithong (8-10, 5) scored a 2nd round TKO against Weerasak Chuwatana (6-12, 3). Although not a great fighter Namphol has shared the ring with some notable names including Ryo Miyazaki earlier this year, Richard Claveras, Jonathan Taconing and Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr. Weerasak was apparently fighting for the first time in almost 6 years. Another Thai bout was a female bout that saw Nongbua Lookpraiaree (9-12-1, 1) score her first stoppage victory as she over-came Yinglek Sitsaithong (6-4, 4) in the 5th round. Nongbua has lost her previous 5 bouts sadly this was Yinglek's 4th straight stoppage loss. This past Saturday wasn't the busiest day in boxing but it did have some genuine stories emerging from the in ring action.
California, USA It was in the US that we had the most notable bout of the day with Kazakh destroyer Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30) successfully defending his collection of Middleweight titles. The Kazakh didn't look punch perfect against the slippery Willie Monroe Jr (19-2, 6) but always seemed to be the boss before stopping the American in the 6th round of the bout. Monroe had been dropped twice in the second round before Golovkin eased off, making rounds 3 and 4 both competitive before moving from neutral in round 5 and finishing the show early in round 6. Also on this card was Teiken promoted Nicaraguan sensation Roman Gonzalez (43-0, 37) who looked sensation as he man broke down Edgar Sosa (51-9, 30) in just 2 rounds. The Nicaraguan was defending the WBC Flyweight title, that he won last year by stopping Akira Yaegashi, and making his HBO debut. The performance has lead to calls for HBO to showcase more the sports smaller men and even saw a mention of the potential super fight between Gonzalez and Naoya Inoue, who's name was butchered by HBO announcer Max Kellerman. San Luis Potosi, Mexico We got a really huge upset in Mexico as the unheralded Eden Sonsona (34-6-2, 12) scored a shock stoppage over the previously unbeaten and fast rising Adrian Estrella (22-1, 20). Estrella entered the bout as an unbeaten fighter with a serious reputation as an aggressive puncher but Sonsona showed him little respect and threw every shot with bad intentions. Early in the second round one of those shots, a vicious right hand, caught Estrella hard and sent him down. Estrella got back to his feet but was unable to continue. With this win Sonsona claimed the WBC International silver Super Featherweight title and may well find himself in the world title mix. Seoul, South Korea In South Korea there was a small fight card with novices in action as the KBC look to try and rebuild the Korean boxing scene. The card won't have grabbed any headlines, but did feature 4 bouts. Of the 4 bouts half of them failed to see out a round. One of those bouts saw Korean based Canadian Andrew (0-1) suffer a stoppage loss to Jin Soo Kim (1-0, 1), after 144 seconds, whilst the other bout saw Jin Jun (1-0, 1) stop Jin Kwon Joo (0-1) after 134 seconds. The bouts that went the distance weren't massively competitive though Min Wook Lee (2-1), the most experienced fighter on the card, was forced to work relative hard to take a win against Min Kyoo Kwak (0-1). The other decision was taken by Hyo Sung Lee (1-0) who took a clear victory over Chan Won Suh (0-1-1). This past Friday was an eventful day in Asian boxing even if it wasn't a headline grabbing day. Thailand The most notable action was in Thailand. Unbeaten Thai Petchchorhae Kokietgym (12-0, 7) was given an unexpectedly good work out by Indonesian journeyman Domi Neneokeba (11-24-1, 7). The result was never in doubt but the Thai had to work for his win in a bout that really saw the unbeaten man being forced to work hard for his win. The Indonesian, who is a regular fighter in Thailand suffered his 24th straight loss though made it clear why he gets invited back to Thailand so often, where he is now 0-15 In the main event Petchbarngborn Kokietgym (32-7-1, 15) successfully defended his WBO Asia Super Flyweight title as he forced over Tommy Seran (24-4, 15) to retire from the bout during the 5th round. A third bout of note on this card saw Petch Kokietgym (20-1, 3) take a decision over the limited Daiboy Sajiro (3-8-2). On paper this was farcical, even for Thailand, though Petch was fighting fro the first time since October 2013 and probably felt the need to shake off some ring rust. Interestingly this was the second time these two faced each other. Another bout saw Manachai Banchamek (4-0-1, 3) take a 4th round KO against Boonpon Rachawongsi (0-1-1). This was the second meeting between these two in the space of just a few weeks, with the first ending in a draw. This time Manachai wasn't going to waste time getting rounds and set off with the intention of getting the stoppage, that eventually came. New South Wales, Australia In Australia it wasn't a great day for Asian fighters. In the main event the once touted Filipino Marco Demecillo (20-4-1, 15) came up short against unbeaten Australian TJ Doheny (11-0, 7) in a bout for the PABA Super Bantamweight “super” title. Demecillo, who was once 18-0-1 has now lost 4 of his last 6, with this being the second successive decision defeat following a slightly shocking defeat last time out to compatriot Monico Laurente. Another Asian to pick up a decision loss here was Thailand's Komkit Chanawong (0-2), who dropped a 6 round decision to Darragh Foley (5-0, 3) in about fought just above the Lightweight limit. Thankfully Australian based Chinese fighter Zhang Yong (4-4-1, 1) managed to stop it being a clean sweep as he defeated win-less Australian Ehsan Shakero (0-5) with a 4 round decision. Tokyo, Japan In Japan we had some East Japan Rookie of the Year bouts. Originally there was 13 bouts scheduled for the show though due to pull outs fans “only” had 11 bouts, with them taking place from Light Flyweight to Welterweight. As with all Rookie of the Year qualifying bouts these were all scheduled for 4 rounds. At Light Flyweight it was Takuya Kihashi (2-2, 1) who scored a win as he narrowly over-came the previously unbeaten Kazunori Yorimasa (1-1, 1). In the Flyweight division fans has a couple of bouts. One of those saw Jun Ishimoto (5-3, 2) blow away Shunya Nagaoka (2-3, 1) in just 84 seconds. The other saw Norris Yano (4-1-1) take a very competitive decision against Gen Kawasaki (2-2, 2). At Super Bantamweight fans had a couple of stoppages. The quickest of those saw Masayoshi Yamasaki (2-1-1, 1) blow away Ryuichi Kakuni (3-4-2, 1) in just 62 seconds. The other saw Shun Wakabayashi (4-1, 1) stop Daigo Yamamoto (2-2-1, 1) in the 4th round. At Featherweight Shogo Sakai (4-2-1, 3) scored his first decision win as he defeated Yu Takegaki (4-4-1, 1) with a razor thin unanimous decision, scored 39-38 by all 3 of the judges. In the Super Featherweight division fans had three bouts. One of those was, on paper, the stand out bout of the show between unbeaten men as Genki Ishikawa (4-0, 2) over-came Hideaki Takagi (2-1) with a surprisingly 1-sided decision. Another bout ended in the most spectacular fashion as Tatsuro Jin (4-2, 2) scored a sensational KO again Taiga Suzuki. The remaining bout saw the inexperienced Yui Oikawa (2-0) take a comfortable decision over Teppei Tsukamoto (3-6, 1). The Welterweight division has two bouts. One of those saw the unbeaten Toshiro Tarumi (3-0-3, 2) extend his undefeated streak as he out pointed Kazuhiro Baba (2-3-1, 1) whilst the other ended in 71 seconds with Hiroki Ashizawa (3-1, 3) blowing away Teruhisa Komori (1-2) (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Rizal, Philippines
The only Asian action this past Thursday came from the Philippines where ARCI Boxing Promotions put on a small card. The main event of the show saw Jaymart Toyco (15-7, 11) pick up a 3rd round TKO against the limited Jimmy Aducal (8-5-2, 6). The win for Toyco was his first in over a year following a trio of stoppage losses, including one to Thai hopeful Petch Sor Chitpattana. Aducal, who has now lost back-to-back fights, is 2 and 4 in his last 6 and we wonder how much ambition he has left, despite only being 24 years old. The chief supporting bouts were both 8 rounders. One of those was highly competitive with the once beaten Philip Luis Cuerdo (7-1-1, 4) fighting to an 8 round majority draw with the unbeaten Toto Landero (5-0-2, 2). This bout, on paper, was the best of the card and the competitive nature of the contest certainly wasn't a bad thing. The other 8 rounder saw Ronald Postrano (8-21-2, 4) score a rare stoppage victory as he took out Michael Rosal (5-5, 3) in the last minute of the bout. In a 6 rounder Jerome Clavite (4-0-1, 1) battled through a cut eyelid to take a decision win over Ryan Bajala (3-3-1, 1) in a competitive bout. On the low end of this card fans got a pair of stoppages. One of those saw the debuting Richard Morales (1-0, 1) take a 3rd round TKO against fellow debutant Jing Verano (0-1). The other low end bout saw Arnel Baconaje (2-0, 2) continue his perfect record with a 2nd round TKO against Ali Francisco (0-2). |
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