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The biggest card, for us at least, took place in Macau as Top Rank returned there in the hopes of crowning the second Chinese world champion. Sadly however that failed to happen. The Chinese fighter in question was the charismatic Ik Yang (19-1-0-1, 14) who was made to look like an rank amateur by unbeaten Argentinian Cesar Rene Cuenca (48-0-0-2, 2), who claimed the IBF Light Welterweight title with this win. Yang will come back but he'll need to improve dramatically from the fighter who was made to look completely inept for much of this bout. Although Yang fell short he wasn't the only notable name in action here. Another was Filipino star Nonito Donaire (35-3, 23) who destroyed Frenchman Anthony Settoul (20-4, 8) in just 2 rounds. Settoul was dominated until his corner saved him in what was an horrific mismatch. Another mismatch saw Denis Shafikov (36-1-1, 20) easily over-come Roy Mukhlis (27-5-3-, 21), who quit part way through round 3. It now seems likely that Shafikov will get an IBF Lightweight title fight whilst Donaire will be looking for a Super Bantamweight world title fighter, possibly in Dubai. Another contender in action was Hong Kong''s exciting Rex Tso (17-0, 10) who stopped experienced Thai Khunkhiri Wor Wisaruth (21-12-1, 14) in the 4th round of their bout. The exciting Tso was in charge by the time of the stoppage and now looks to be the leading contender, with a possible world title fight later this year. Another unbeaten local in action was Kuok Kun Ng (8-0, 4) who managed to easily defeat Phompetch Twins Gym (6-3, 3) in the 4th round. Again we've got to admit we were impressed by Ng who we see as potentially being a regional contender. Talking about contenders it's fair to say that Ryusei Yoshida (26-8, 13) won't be heading to contender status as he was easily beaten by prospect Jose Carlos Ramirez (15-0, 12), who forced Yoshida to retire on his stool after 3 rounds. The most controversial bout on the card saw China's Qu Peng (8-1-1, 5) take a very questionable decision over Australian foe Michael Van Nimwegen (7-4, 4) in a 6 rounder. The only other bout ended with a technical decision as the promising Zulpikar Maimaitiali (1-0-1, 1) was denied a victory courtesy of a 2nd round head clash in his bout with Korean fighter Joo Young Kwon (3-0-1). Texas, USA The most notable American bout for us saw Arthur Villanueva (27-1, 14) suffer his first defeat as he was beaten by talented, but frustrating, Puerto Rican McJoe Arroyo (17-0, 8), The bout, for the IBF Super Flyweight title, promised a lot on paper but never really came alive before the doctor stopped the contest due to a cut suffered by the Filipino. Sadly for Villanueva it seemed the officials had it in for him from round 6 and the score-cards really failed to reflect the bout. American fans also saw the US debut of Korean star Min Wook Kim (13-1, 10) who made light work of Luis Alberto Pelayo (11-6, 7), who was stopped inside a round. Pelayo was a late replacement and may have wished he hadn't taken the fight as Kim battered him, dropping twice and forcing the referee to end the action after just over 2 minutes. Pocheon, South Korea Talking about Korean fighters there was also 9 bouts in Korea, all featuring novices. The card featured a pair of draws. The most disappointing of those saw a bout between Chan Won Suh (0-2-1) and Chan Young Kim (0-0-1) end after just 105 seconds as the two men clashed heads. The other draw saw Suk Chul Go (0-0-1) fight to a majority draw Kyung Gun Choi (0-0-1). From the 7 bouts that did have an eventual winner 3 ended in stoppages. The quickest of those was a 2nd round KO win for the previously win-less Gun Woo Gang (1-0-1, 1), who pulled himself off the canvas en route to stopping Byung Chul Kim (0-1). A 3rd round stoppage saw Hyun Min Gang (1-0, 1) stop Hyun Chul Lee (0-1) whilst the remaining bout saw Chang Woo Yuh (1-0, 1) score a 4th round TKO win over Chae Yong Lee (1-1, 1). The remaining 4 bouts all went the distance . The most competitive of those saw Seung Hyun Kim (1-0) take a split decision win over Seung Hak Shin (0-1), another competitive contest saw Sang Ho Kim (2-0, 1) take a majority decision over Chong Yul Lee (0-1). In less competitive contests Yae Yun Baek (1-0) shut out I Hoon Jun (0-2) and Sung Il Lim (2-0, 1) clearly defeated 16 year old Jin Jun (1-1, 1).
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Tokyo, Japan This past Friday there was 3 Asian shows with 2 in Japan. For us the more noteworthy of those came form the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The most notable bout on this card saw the always exciting Takuya Kogawa (24-4, 13) reclaim the Japanese Flyweight title to begin his second reign. The all-action warrior managed to out point the tough Hiroki Saito (9-5, 5) in an entrancing 10 round battle that brought the best from both men. Kogawa, who lost the title in 2013 to Suguru Muranaka, has now got a lot of exciting options in front of him, including a possible rematch with Muranaka or a chance to move into another world level bout with some really big names for the lower weights. Whilst the main event was brilliant there was also 3 very good supporting match ups. One of those saw fringe Super Featherweight contender Shingo Eto (17-3-1, 9) move a step closer to fighting for the OPBF title as he out pointed Filipino veteran Edgar Gabejan (27-32-6, 9) in a very competitive bout. Although Gabejan's record is far from impressive he's actually a very solid fighter and showed that once again here. Another supporting bout saw Hideo Sakamoto (16-1-3, 5) suffer an unfortunate draw with Hiroki Teshigawara (9-1-2, 4). Some at ringside felt this was a political decision that cost Sakamoto what should have been a clear but competitive decision win though the draw does keep the under-rated Bantamweight in the hunt for a title fight in the next few years. Although talented Sakamoto doesn't belong in the ring with the likes of Shohei Omori, though will be a good opponent for anyone at the domestic level. The third of the noteworthy support bouts saw the under-rated Ryoichi Tamura (4-2-1, 1) take a split decision over heavy handed southpaw Yusuke Suzuki (6-2, 4) in an enthralling contest between two novice professionals putting it all on the line in what was a perfect example of what boxing is about. We won't pretend this was the highest skilled fight in history but it exemplified the fight game perfect. As well as the 4 main bout this card also featured 5 lower level bouts, all scheduled for the 4 round distance. Of those under-card bouts just a couple went this distance. These both saw wins for debutants with Kazuki Naya (1-0, 1) out pointing Daisuke Uchikawa (2-2-1, 1), in a competitive Featherweight bout, while Rikiya Ono (1-0) easily saw off Shogo Isaka (0-1). A bout that almost saw the final bell ended with more than a minute of round 4 gone as 17 year old prospect Junto Nakatani (2-0, 2) stopped Akira Kokubo (1-6-3), giving Kokubo his first stoppage loss. The remaining bouts both ended in the opening round with Welterweight Shunsuke Nakamura (2-0, 1) stopping 34 year old debutant Akio Uwajima (0-1) at the end of the opening stance whilst Junki Kobayashi (2-1, 2) stopped Ryo Kato (1-2) midway through the opening stanza. Osaka, Japan The other Japanese card came from Osaka where Harada Promotions put on an 8 fight card. The main event here saw Japanese domestic contender Tetsuya Hisada (23-9-2, 13) score a 2nd round TKO against fellow contender Atsushi Aburada (10-8, 6). Hisada came out swinging with bad intentions and a big flurry dropped Aburada early in the second before a follow up attacked forced the referee to step in. Coming in Aburada had, just 2 fights back, fought in a Japanese title fight against Yu Kimura but this loss ends any chance of him getting another any time soon. It does however open the door to Hisada getting a well deserved shot, something he's amazingly never had before. The co-feature bout here saw Riichi Kawase (7-6-3, 2) score a 2nd round KO against Hiroki Yoshimura (7-12, 4), who has now been stopped 10 times. Yoshimura beat the 10 count but was waved off by the referee. Another early win saw Kyohei Tonomoto (7-2, 3) take out Paisitong Muangsima (0-1) in 161 seconds. In a 6 rounder Hiroshi Takagi (5-4, 1) took a decision win over the very light punching Takahiko Nakajima (4-7-1). This win for Takagi was his third in a row and it's fair to say he has turned his career around after a 2-4-1 start. He is however unlikely to progress far given that he's already 29 years old. Like the other card this one had a number of 4 rounders, all of which went the distance. The most notable of those saw the unbeaten Tuki Takahashi (5-0, 1) extend his perfect start with a decision win against Yosuke Shimagawa (5-6-1, 2). Another unbeaten picking up a win here was Yuna Hara (2-0) who out pointed the debuting Joken Takaoka (0-1). It wasn't all good news for people who came in unbeaten however as Maya Uegaki (1-1, 1) suffer a decision loss to Minayo Kei (1-1). The remaining bout saw Takashi Oura (4-4, 1) level off his record with a decision win over Takahiro Horio (1-1). Pathum Thani, Thailand In Thailand we saw a number of Nakornluong fighters in action as they continued their march towards numerous world title bouts. In the main event of the card the WBC #1 ranked Flyweight contender Nawaphon Por Chokchai (29-0, 22) successfully defended his WBC Asian Boxing Council Flyweight title with a 3rd round KO over over-matched Filipino Wiljan Ugbaniel (13-5-1, 4). Nawaphon, who has set his eyes on Roman Gonzalez, was too big and too strong for Ugbaniel and although he landed a massive low blow in round 2 it was a culmination of shots that eventually forced Ugbaniel to take the count in the corner. A huge mismatch saw the always fun to watch Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (35-4-1, 32) put in a stay busy performance as he stopped Indonesian visitor Jack Amisa (21-36-2, 14) inside a round. The always aggressive Srisaket now has eyes on a rematch with Carlos Cuadras, as it seems likely that that bout may come before the year is over. Notably Amisa was unhappy at the stoppage but he did seem to take his time getting up and had been given a slow count as it was. Another mismatch saw the criminally under-rated Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (44-6-1, 22) took a straight forward win over the much taller Ibuki Tanaka (0-2). On paper this was a total mismatch, as it proved to be in the ring, but it seemed that Suriyan was working on how to deal with a tall fighter and how to make the most of his “shortness”. Whilst it's not a given it could be that he's looking to get a title fight with a champion later in the year, and many of the top champions in the division are taller than him. Tanaka, to his credit, show real grit and toughness, but was never competitive before being stopped. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Tokyo, Japan There wasn't much Asian action on Wednesday though there was a small and notable show at the Korakuen Hall as we had the next round in the East Japan Rookie of the Year. In total there were 12 bouts across a number of weights. The lightest division to be featured on the show was the Light Flyweight division which featured in two of the bouts. One of those bouts saw Naoyuki Tsukada (4-3-1, 2) take a split decision win over Naoyuki Sakamoto (3-2, 1). The other Light Flyweight bout saw Satoru Todaka (4-1-1, 1) take a wide decision win over Yoshiki Abe (3-4-2, 1). At Flyweight we had 4 bouts. The most competitive of those saw Muneyuki Kishii (3-5-1, 2) fight to a draw with Jun Ishimoto (5-3-1, 3), despite the draw Kishii will progress to the next round, whilst another ultra-competitive bout saw Hiroyasu Shiga (5-0, 3) retain his unbeaten record with a very narrow split decision win over Tadashi Nunoya (2-3, 2). Another unbeaten fighter continuing their perfect run was Kiyohiro Kaneda (5-0, 1), who took a clear win over Norris Yano (4-2-1). The remaining Flyweight bout saw Yuma Kudo (4-1-1) out point Shu Muramatsu (1-2, 1). We had another couple of bouts at Super Flyweight. A very competitive one of those saw Takunari Yokoyama (5-1, 2) upset the hard hitting Masato Nijiima (3-1, 3) with a majority decision whilst the other saw Ryoji Fukunaga (4-1, 4) score a 2nd round stoppage against Daichi Yamamoto (3-3-1, 2). At Featherweight we saw a split decision draw between Masaaki Shiraishi (2-0-1, 1) and Tasuku Nakagawa (4-1-1, 1). At Super Featherweight their was a slight upset as Naoya Nishimura (4-7-1, 3) stopped Tatsuro Jin (4-3, 2) in the 3rd round. In a bout at Lightweight Mao Kawanishi (3-1, 1) took a hard fought decision over Yuichi Kitayama (3-2-1, 3) whilst at Middleweight, the heaviest bout covered, fans saw Altin Pepa (3-1, 2) take a split decision win against Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa (2-2, 1). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Tokyo, Japan There wasn't much action in Asia on Tuesday but what there was, was notable. The only show was Dangan 133, which took place at the Korakuen Hall and featured 12 bouts, including some B class tournament bouts as well as some C class tournament bouts. The first two bouts on the card were non-tournament bouts, both over 4 rounds. The first saw Mirai Imagawa (1-1) claim a majority decision over debutant Junichi Maki (0-1), who was one of a number of debuting fighters in action on this card. The other opening 4 rounder saw Zappa Tokyo (1-0) out point Eiichi Matsumoto (0-1) in an all debutant contest at Bantamweight. The first of the tournament bouts came at the C class level and saw Daichi Kawabuchi (1-0, 1) claim a debut win over Daiki Wakamatsu (1-1, 1) who was stopped in the second round of a bout at Featherweight. At Super Featherweight we saw Shintaro Hirohama (3-3-1, 2) claim his first decision win as he out pointed debutant Rider Hiro (0-1). Another Super Featherweight C class tournament bout saw Masahiko Ashiya (2-1-2, 1) out point Takashi Keino (0-1). The only other C class tournament bouts saw Akinori Kubota (3-1, 2) overcome Genji Ishida (1-5), courtesy of a 3rd round TKO, in a Super Bantamweight contest. Between the C and B class tournament bouts we had another 4 round bout which saw the unbeaten Masaya Sakamoto (3-0, 2) over-come Kenji Sato (2-4, 2) with a 2nd round KO, in a bout at 140lbs. The first of the C class tournament bouts was well matched on paper and proved to be competitive in the ring with Naoaki Kumagai (6-2, 3) over-coming Yoshifumi Tamaki (5-3-1, 2) with a very hard fought decision win at 122lbs. At Bantamweight the talented Sonin Nihei (6-1-2, 1) took a 3rd round technical decision win over Naoto Fuimoto (7-6-1, 4). Another bout at Bantamweight saw the heavy handed Masayasu Nakamura (5-1-1, 5) score a blow out of Ken Kodama (4-2-1, 1), in just 85 seconds. The penultimate bout of the show, fought at 140lbs, saw Ken Otagawa (8-5, 6) scores a 2nd round TKO over Minoru Iizua (5-3, 5) in what was really a must win bout for both men. For many the highlight of the show was the main event which saw former amateur stand out Kazuto Takesako (1-0, 1) make a successful debut with a 2nd round TKO win against Tomoyuki Yokota (5-4, 2). The talented Takesako is tipped highly and on this showing there is real potential that he could live up to the expectation and race towards a Japanese title fight in the next few years. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) This past Sunday was a busy day in Asian boxing with 3 notable shows across the continent. Incheon, South Korea Possibly the most interesting card, at least for us, was from South Korea as Andy Kim put on a Korean title double header. On the card was the supposed saviour of Korean boxing as well as some well matched contests. The card began with a draw as Min Young Kim (1-0-2) and Woo Min Kim (1-1-1) fought to an enjoyable 4 round draw. This wasn't the most skilled bout of the day but was a fun opening contest to the show and a very competitively matched bout. The second bout on the card was also a well matched 4 round bout, which saw the debuting Ye Eul Kim (1-0) take a split decision against Tae Young Yuh (1-1). For the most part Kim looked like the more talented fight though he did, at times, seem very negative and will really need to change that, especially given the fact he's plying his trade in Korea, a country known for it's fierce and aggressive boxers. The final of the under-card bouts here was an enjoyable 6 round encounter which also ended in a draw. This bout saw former Korean Light Welterweight champion Young Bin Kim (10-3-1, 7) hold the unbeaten Hyun Tae Bae (3-0-1, 2) to a 6 round majority draw. This was a bout that showed a lot of flaws with Bae who was very lucky to escape with his unbeaten record. The first of 2 title fights was an entertaining affair at 140lbs as Woo Min Won (7-1, 4) scored a 2nd round TKO again Jin Soo Kim (6-5, 1). Won came out swinging from the opening bell and although he failed to take Kim out immediately he did manage to find success early in round 2, dropping Kim twice with the but stopped after the second knockdown. The second of the title fights saw 18 year old Kyoo Hwan Hwang (2-0, 2) claim the Korean Light Welterweight title with a 6th round KO of Chan Hee Park (5-6-1). Hwang looked great at times with excellent hand speed and combinations but all too often he was found wanting defensively and looked to be punching himself out, until he landed a body shot that put Park down and out. There is talk of Hwang being moved towards a WBC Youth title in his next few fights but he will need to improve significantly if those plans are to be a success. Hyogo, Japan In Japan fans had a 6 fight show courtesy of Shinsei. The card wasn't a great one but it did feature some noteworthy fighters. The main event of the show featured two of those noteworthy fighters as recent Japanese title challenger Masato Morisaki (10-4-1, 6) took on former world title challenger Junichi Ebisuoka (23-19-6, 10). Surprisingly the usually durable Ebisuoka lasted over over a round and a half before a powerful single shot dropped him and the referee soon put an end to the contest. Although once a world title challenger the veteran has struggled for form recently and may well need to consider retirement after what was his second successive stoppage loss. The shows penultimate bout also failed to last long as Ryo Kosaka (10-3-1, 5) quickly dispatched the win-less Nongdear Sor Bangkhru (0-6), who suffered his 5th stoppage defeat. For Kosaka this was a third straight win but told us very little about the 22 year old Japanese fighter. One of the few bouts to go the distance here saw Kenta Sugimoto (10-7-1, 1) take a decision win over Shunji Nagata (10-14-2, 3). This was Nagata's 3rd straight loss and we do wonder where his future likes. Saying that however this was Sugimoto's 4th straight win. A promising, though under-rated, fighter on this card was Yuki Yonaha (5-2, 4) who stopped Thai visitor Wisanlek Sithsaithong (13-8, 9) in the 6th round. This was Yonaha's second straight win following back-to-back losses last year. In a Featherweight bout Shingo Kawamura (10-2-1, 5) scored his first win in more than a year as he stopped Kota Fukuoka (15-7-2, 12) in the 3rd round of the bout. This was Kawamura's 4th straight loss. In the shows opening bout Toshimasa Ouchi (17-8-3, 4) took a decision over Tomonori Ota (6-7, 4) in a bout over the 6 round distance. Metro Manila, Philippines In the Philippines fans had an interesting card, though one that hasn't yet had all the results come to light. Sadly we've only got 2 of the results. In the main event the under-rated Randy Braga (16-1-1, 3) took a very close decision win over Neil John Tabanao (11-1, 7) in what was a really good match up on paper. Although Tananao has lost his unbeaten record he is only 21 and the loss will help him develop as a fighter. With the win Braga becomes the new GAB Featherweight champion. The other result from this card that we have was a decision win for 26 year old Glenn Suminguit (16-2, 9) who over-came the limited Menard Abila (5-4-4, 1) in a 10 round bout. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.com) This past Saturday was an incredibly busy day in Asian boxing, as a result we've unfortunately been slow to get the results all up and ready.
Cebu, Philippines The most notable, of 3 Filipino shows, came from Cebu where ALA Promotions put on the wonderful, and entertaining, “Pinoy Pride 31”. A card which really had everything. The main event was a competitive bout at the top level which saw Donnie Nietes (36-1-4, 21) retain his WBO Light Flyweight title with a clear, but competitive, win over Mexican Francisco Rodriguez Jr (17-3-1, 11). Rodriguez, a former unified champion at 105lbs, went over to Cebu with real confidence and, at times, looked to have Nietes in trouble but the Filipino icon managed to use his experience and skills to take advantage of Rodriguez's flaws. Following the win Nietes has been linked to a world title fight at 112lbs where we expect he'll be fighting by the end of the year. Another title bout on this show saw the highly touted Mark Magsayo (11-0, 9) pick up the IBF Youth Featherweight title with an excellent 5th round TKO against Rafael Reyes (16-5, 12). Reyes had come to fight and gave Magsayo a good test before being stopped from a wonderful Magsayo assault. Although the fight showed some flaws with the touted youngster it's clear he's going a long way and we can't wait to see him step up again. Another talented young fighter in action here was Kevin Jake Cataraja (1-0, 1) who made a successful debut as he stopped Indonesian fighter Ardi Tefa (6-5, 4) in the 6th round. The debuting Cataraja looked sensational, despite his novice status, and looks likely to be on the fast track through the ranks. Although he was debuting he was considered as the 3rd most significant bout on the card. Whilst we were impressed by the fighters in the main bouts there was a number of other bouts on the card. One of those saw former OPBF Super Bantamweight champion Roli Gasca (23-6-1, 7) score a sensational KO over Rasmanudin (19-10-3, 10). The typically light punching Gasca landed probably the best show of his career as creamed Rasmanudin in the early stages of round 2. Another KO saw Vic Saludar (10-1, 8) score a 4th round KO against Michael Kaibigan (3-3-2, 2). Saludar, another touted fighter, is tipped for success though does need to be matched harder than this now. One other Filipino to score a memorable KO was Elmo Traya (9-1, 7) who stopped Bryan Macamay (9-3-2, 5) with a nasty body shot in the 3rd round. Sadly one other KO on this show came in a farce as Mexican politician Jorge Kahwagi (12-0, 12) scored an opening round “KO” against Ramon Olivas (13-4, 9). This bout, put on the card as a favour to Zanfer, was a joke and really was hilariously bad with Olivas looking like he had taken one of the most blatant dives in boxing history. On the under-card a couple of bouts went the distance. One of those saw Carlo Demecillo (4-2, 1) score an upset against the previously unbeaten Virgel Vitor (4-1, 2). Another distance bout saw Raul Yu (6-1-1, 5) fight to a draw with Ricardo Sueno (2-0-1, 1). Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany In Germany we had another “world” title fight as WBA Heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (34-2-1, 20) made light work of the awful Francesco Pianeta (31-2-1, 17), who lasted less than a round. Pianeta was dropped early in the opening round before being stopped at the end of the round by Chagaev who made the first defense of the title that he won, controversially, last year against Fres Oquendo. Metro Manila, Philippines A second notable Filipino show came from Metro Manila where two former world title challengers were in action as well as some talented young Filipino fighters. One of those former world title challengers was Richard Claveras (13-1-2, 12) who scored his first decision win as he defeated Benezer Alolod (16-8-5, 5) in a relatively compelling bout for the WBC Asian Boxing Council Light Flyweight title. The other former challenger was Ardin Diale (29-9-3, 15) who scored a 6th round retirement victory against Heri Amol (35-24-4, 15). Interestingly Diale's victory was his 6th straight win following a loss, in an OPBF title fight, against Koki Eto last year. The Claveras Vs Alolod bout was one of 4 title bouts on this show. Another title fight saw the much under-rated Michael Dasmarinas (21-2, 13) take a decision win over Jhaleel Payao (11-1, 6) to claim the WBC Youth Super Flyweight title that Payao had won last year. This was, on paper, a brilliant match up between two talented Filipino youngsters and despite the loss for Payao we don't really see it as a major setback with both of these fighters likely to on to big things in the future. Another title bout saw Jonas Sultan (9-2, 5) take a competitive decision win over Rene Dacquel (14-5-1 5) to become the new GAB Super Flyweight champion. The remaining title bout saw the experienced, and often under-rated, Danilo Pena (27-21-4, 12) score a 7th round technical decision over Rey Juntilla (20-7-4, 13) to claim the LuzProBa Featherweight title, in what was an upset but not as much as the records of the fighters would suggest. On the undercard there was several bouts. One of those saw the unbeaten Fighting Heno (5-0-3) take a very close decision win over John Ray Logatiman (3-2-1), another unbeaten fighter picking up a decision on this undercard was Cris Ocana (2-0, 1), who out pointed Diego Gabayeron (0-1). One unbeaten fighter who did score a stoppage was Lorence Rosas (4-0-2, 2) who defeated Alberto Pentecostes (1-6-1). A stoppage on the under-card saw Eric Panza (8-4-1, 2) score a 3rd round KO as he took out the fragile Marco Niones (3-16, 1) with a body shot. There were two other bouts on this card. One of those Ernie Mino (3-5-2) score an upset decision win against Masazumi Furukawa (6-7-2, 1) whilst the other saw Joel Taduran (5-2) out point career loser Jhon Jhon Faminiano (1-12-3). Cotabato del Sur, Philippines There was yet more Filipino action with a card at the Robinson's Mall Atrium with this one also featuring some notable young fighters. Arguably the most notable of the fighters in action here was unbeaten prospect John Vincent Moralde (13-0, 7), who fought for the first time since his tragic bout with Brayd Smith in March. Moralde easily defeated William George (10-23, 3), who was stopped in the 3rd round, though there will continue to be questions over whether or not Moralde will ever become the fighter he was once expected to be. This win for the 21 year old was, however, a good step forward in terms of getting a read on his mentality in the ring. Another notable youngster was Jake Bornea (10-1, 5) who saw off Richard Rosales (9-3-2, 4) in 4 rounds to claim the WBO Asia Pacific Youth Flyweight crown. Jake's younger brother Jade Bornea (4-0, 2) was also on this show as he over-came the previously unbeaten Salatiel Amit (6-1-2, 4) with an 8 round decision. Yet another touted youngster in action here was Jelbirt Gomera (9-0, 6) who scored a 3rd round TKO win against the limited Prell Tupaz (9-28-5, 1) to claim the PBF Super Bantamweight title. Arguably the best match up the card was a non-title contest that saw the talented Jetro Pabustan (26-2-6, 7) out point former world title challenger Vergilio Silvano (20-5-1, 12) over 10 rounds. Whilst Pabustan shouldn't yet be looking at t a world title fight this was the type of step up win that his career desperately needed. Another 10 round bout that also looked interesting ended in a draw between Junuel Lacar (7-1-2, 5) and Jimboy Haya (7-2-2, 4), we'll be honest this looked tasty on paper and proved to be a well matched contest between two young domestic level fighters each looking ton make their mark on the sport. The under-card here had 5 bouts. From those bouts we saw a genuine upset as Jayar Diama (5-5-5, 2) leveled off his record with a decision win against Marjun Pantillgan (5-3, 4). Another decision win was scored by Joey Antonio (2-1-1), who claimed a majority decision over debutant Lony Cadayday (0-1). Another under-card bout that went to the judges saw Mark Bawaan (1-0-1) fight to a draw with the win-less Holly Quinones (0-4-1). Under-card bouts that didn't go the distance saw Renz Magarce (7-0, 5) score a 4th round KO against Romulo Ramayan Jr (6-5-3, 3) and the debuting Vinz Paras (1-0, 1) blow away Romeo Garde (0-1) Guerrero, Mexico In Mexico we saw disappointment for Filipino fighter Jhon Gemino (12-4-1, 5) who suffered a 10 round decision defeat to unbeaten Mexican Andres Gutierrez (32-0-1, 22), who is now looking likely to get a major fight. Gemino was dropped early in the fight but fought back well, despite the loss. Thong retains PABA title, Hanuman continues fine form, Pepsi begins career with a stoppage win!7/11/2015 Chaiyaphum, Thailand
The only Asian action this past Friday was in Thailand where there was a small, 5 fight, show televised on Channel 7. The main event of the card saw PABA Featherweight champion Thong Sithluangphophun (13-0, 9) score a 5th round TKO win against Indonesian veteran James Mokoginta (27-17-2, 15) to defend the PABA title. The Thai seemed to always be in charge whilst breaking up Mokoginta with intense pressure and a high work rate. Mokoginta did his best to try and fight back but had the fight taken out of him with a vicious body shot that left the visitor on his knees for the count. Another notable Thai picking up a win against an Indonesian visitor was Hanuman Sithluangporphun (10-4, 3) who made very light work of the over-matched Hengky Elleuw (3-4, 3). Whilst Hanuman doesn't have an outstanding record he is a fighter who is better than his record indicates and has now won 7 in a row after starting 3-4. One time touted prospect Yodsingdaeng Jor Chaijinda (8-1, 4) continued to rebuild his career as he scored his second win since he suffered his sole defeat. The touted Thai didn't shine though did take a 6 round decision win against Chartpichit Sor Praithong (0-1). Aged just 23 Yodsingdaeng has time on his side though we'd like to see him facing more notable opponents that Chartpichit. Another decision saw Noppadech Puthong Group (1-0) make a successful debut, as he took a win against fellow debutant Daotai Manopkanchang (0-1). The one other bout on this card was another all debutant bout as Pepsi Sithluangporphun (1-0, 1) kicked off his career with a 2nd round TKO win against Kiatisak Sorporlor Chaiyaphum (0-1). Bangkok, Thailand
The first of Thursday action came from Bangkok and was shown on Thai TV as the Tor Buamas stable of fighters had a successful outing. The main event, a real mismatch, saw veteran Samson Tor Bumas (36-3, 18) dispatch of Filipino visitor Lady Love Sampiton (2-4, 1) in just 88 seconds. The bout, for a WIBA title, left us wondering why WIBA had sanctioned it given that Sampiton had done nothing to earn herself a shot at any title. For Samson she really needs to start looking at bigger and better bouts. Another female bout saw Hongfah Tor Buamas (19-5, 2) take a decision win over Julia Corigan (0-1) in what was Hongfah's second bout of the year. Sadly the Thai's lack of power does seem likely to hold her back but the 21 year old will likely find herself in some sort of big match up in the coming years. As well as the two female bouts there was also a trio of male bouts. One of those saw promising 24 year old Lucky Tor Buamas (5-0, 5) take a 3rd round KO win against the win-less Petchmai Sor Praithong (0-4). Another unbeaten fighter picking up a win here was Kaewfah Tor Buamas (19-0-2, 13) who defeated veteran Rick Paciones (6-20-2, 3) in the 3rd round. The male member of the Tor Buamas stable to pick up a win was Pharanpetch Tor Buamas (16-0, 12) who defeated the tough but limited Joel Kwong (1-9, 1), who was stopped for just the second time. Tokyo, Japan In Japan there was a small show which featured some domestically ranked fighters in some bouts that mattered on the domestic scene, even if they didn't really catch the attention of international fight fans. The main event of the show saw former Japanese title challenger Tatsuya Takahashi (20-6-4, 15) score a 4th round TKO win over Kenta Toi (4-6, 1). On paper this looked like a total mismatch, especially given that Takahashi had given Kentaro Masuda hell in a Japanese title fight last year, on boxrec however these two were closely ranked and the win will give Takahashi a noteworthy boost in their rankings, possibly pushing him into the top 100. Another former Japanese title challenger on this card was Heavyweight veteran Kotatsu Takehara (12-11-3, 6) who took a 4th round TKO win against South Korean Ki-Nam Kim (4-8-3, 2). The 36 year old Takehara has now scored back-to-back wins following stoppages losses to Kyotaro Fujimoto and Nobuhiro Ishida, and will be looking for the JBC to allow him to continue his career, despite reaching the age in which fighters are usually retired by the JBC. A third of the notable bouts on this card also ended in the 4th round as Kazuaki Moriya (12-7, 2) surprisingly stopped Mikiya Ishikawa (9-7, 1). Moriya had entered this bout on a run of 4 losses though showed that his form was more down to the level he had been fighting at than his own ability and this win will certainly boost his floundering career. Another of the main bouts that failed to go the distance ended in a small upset as Keigo Soma (7-11-1, 4) took a 5th round TKO win against Atsushi Hosogai (7-9). Coming into the bout Soma had won just one of his last 6 bouts thought showed there was plenty left in the take with the win here. Sadly for Hosogai his career is now floundering. The only scheduled 8 rounder to go the distance saw Kinshiro Usui (23-4, 10) take a split decision over Kota Sato (10-7-2, 5). Usui who has mixed at a high level, will move towards a title fight after this win, though will need at least another couple of solid wins before getting a shot domestically. It was however a solid win for the 35 year old who really is battling against time. To open this card fans had a trio of 4 rounders. The shortest of those saw Shuhei Hamano (1-3, 1) score his first career victory with a 53 second blow out over Hitachitaro Mito (1-2), another early win saw the debuting Kiyokazu Kanagae (1-0, 1) score a 3rd round win over Shohei Koizumi (0-1). The only under-card bout that went the distance saw Tatsuya Mastumoto (2-2) take a unanimous decision over Naoki Uebayashi (1-2). New York, USA
There wasn't much action on Wednesday but in New York fight fans had the chance to see Kazakh hopeful Dauren Yeleussinov (3-0, 2) claim his first decision win as he over-came the stubborn resistance of Henry Beckford (2-3, 1), who saw out the 6 round schedule. Whilst we'd like to see the 29 year old unbeaten man raced through the ranks a bit we understand that a result like this may slow down how quickly his team are willing to match him. Tokyo, Japan On Tuesday Japanese fans at the Korakuen Hall had the chance to see their second OPBF title fight of the month alongside a card of domestic low level bouts. The main event was the aforementioned OPBF title contest that saw OPBF Super Middleweight champion Yuzo Kiyota (28-4-1, 26) make the second defense of his title. The champion was hugely favoured going into his bout with Kajornsak Sithsaithong (7-6, 7) though was dropped in the second round and it did, for a little bit, look like we could have an upset on the cards. The champion however took control in the middle portion of the bout before eventually stopping the Thai in the 10th round. The main event was the only 12 round on the show though both of the chief support contests were 8 rounders. One of those saw promising saw promising Japanese youngster Yoshitomo Watanabe (8-1, 6) score a 5th round stoppage over the win-less Fansanghan Or Benjamad (0-10), who was stopped for the 10th time. The other 8 rounder saw Yudai Ueno (8-7-3, 6) take a 5th round technical decision win over Satoshi Nakayama (7-9-1, 3) in a bout at Welterweight. The win for Ueno may well move him towards a title bout, though could instead lead a third bout with Ueno, who fougth to a draw last December. In a 6 round bout Shuhei Ito (6-2, 4) managed to record a 4th round TKO win against Koji Kase (5-5, 2), who suffered his 3rd stoppage loss. The bulk of this card was scheduled for 4 rounds, with 4 bouts over the shortest distance. Only one of those bouts went the distance, with that one seeing Daigo Sugawara (3-1-1) taking a decision over Hyuga Aoki (1-2), remarkably this was Sugawara first win November 2009! An all unbeaten bout saw Ken Matsuzawa (2-0, 2) take a 4th round TKO win against Hiroshi Niiza (1-1, 1), who suffered his first loss after more than 9 years out of the sport. Another stoppage saw Joji Tsuchiya (3-2-1, 3) score a 3rd round TKO Pon Ponta (3-2, 3). The quickest stoppage on this card saw Akihiro Yamanaka (5-3, 2) take an opening round win over Fumiya Akao (3-1-1, 1). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) |
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