Tokyo, Japan Earlier today in Japan saw Ohashi put on a show at the Korakuen Hall. The show wasn't a major one, but it did feature a very notabke main event a couple of interesting support bouts. In the main event we saw the very highly touted Takuma Inoue (5-0, 1) claim his first title as he won the OPBF Super Flyweight title, previously vacated by stablemate Ryo Matsumoto, with a clear decision win over experienced Filipino Mark Anthony Geraldo (31-6-3, 14). The fight started amazingly well for Inoue who was in complete control after 8 round, though laxed off a bit late on and allowed the card to close up in the latter stages. Although the win was a clear for the Japanese 19 year old he will likely know there is still a lot to learn about the sport, and he also won't have been happy to have suffered his first knockdown, albeit a very flash one in the final round. The main support bout saw world ranked Super Flyweight Go Onaga (25-2-2, 18) score a 7th round TKO win over domestic foe Masafumi Otake (14-14-3, 7). From what we understand Onaga is interested in the winner of the upcoming IBF Super Flyweight world title fight and may well travel to face the winner of that bout later in the year. Another notable supporting bout saw the promising Kenichi Miyazaki (9-1-1, 2) take a clear 8 round decision win over Kazuhiro Nakamura (9-6, 3). This was Miyazaki's 4th straight win since suffering his sole loss and it seems like he has put that behind him and is climbing the ranks pretty well now. For Nakamura this was his second loss in 3 bouts. On the under-card there was a trio of 4 round bouts. The only one of those that ended in a stoppage saw Reo Watanabe (2-0-1, 1) take a 4th round TKO win over Tomoki Akutsu (1-3). Another of the 4 rounders saw Naoki Koishi (3-2) take a unanimous decision win over Naoki Oura (2-2-1, 2) whilst the unbeaten Shuji Kato (2-0, 1) narrowly over-came Rasher Aoki (3-3, 1) with a had fought split decision. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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Sonora, Mexico The biggest bout of the day for us, and also the final bout of the day, came from Mexico where Filipino slugger Warlito Parrenas (24-6-1, 21) was incredibly unlucky not to claim the WBO “interim” Super Flyweight title. The heavy handed Filipino fighter fought to a split draw with Mexican fighter David Carmona (19-2-5, 8) who was very lucky that he was the home fighter, anywhere outside of Mexico he'd have lost a clear decision. New South Wales, Australia In New South Wales we had mixed fortunes for Asian fighters. There was good for a couple of Filipino fights with Jonel Alibio (19-18-5, 11) scoring a show upset win over Nathan Wright (6-1, 3) to claim a regional IBO title in what was a genuine show. The other Filipino was regular upset king Joebert Delos Reyes (14-5-1, 11), who managed to take a split decision win over Darragh Foley (5-1, 3). Thai's on this card however were much less fortunate with Pramool Boonpok (1-16-1) being beaten by the unbeaten Tony Senior (7-0, 5*) whilst Mongkolchai Lookmuangkanch (12-4, 7) was beaten by TJ Doheny (12-0, 7). Tokyo, Japan There wasn't much action actually in Asia with just a single Japanese card, and one that was rather disappointing in all honesty. Originally the show was to be headlined by a Japanese Light Welterweight title fight though that fell through in late June when the unbeaten Hiroki Okada suffered an injury to his hand. As a result of Okada's injury the main event became a Japanese Welterweight showdown between the under-rated Daisuke Sakamoto (10-8-2, 5) and Ryoji Tanaka (8-4-1, 2). On paper it was easy to fancy Tanaka but the two men were levels apart at times with Sakamoto getting a very well deserved decision victory over his foe. The only stoppage of the show came in what was the shows chief support bout and saw Super Bantamweight hopeful Yuta Nakagawa (15-4-1, 9) score a 5th round TKO against the usually durable Ryoji Okahata (9-11-5, 1). This was Okahata's 3rd stoppage loss and the 29 year old really should think about his future. As for Nakagawa his future appears to be heading towards a title fight in the near future. One bout that went the distance, to some minor surprise, was a bout between Shuhei Tsuchiya (18-4, 15) and Kazuya Soma (7-8, 6). Tsuchiya, once viewed as one of the most promising punchers in Japan, did enough to claim a competitive 8 round decision here though, unfortunately, it does seem like this is going to be his level going forward then 28 year old won't go as far as he had hoped. For Soma this is a third straight loss and the 35 year old likely needs to consider walking away from the sport. Another 8 rounder saw Yosuke Fujihara (15-4, 4) take a very clear decision over Yukinori Hisanaga (16-7-2, 9), in what look like a very competitive bout on paper. Fujihara used his reach to his advantage through out and always seemed a step ahead of his foe. Interestingly boxrec.com had these two men listed almost 600 places apart suggesting the result was a major upset, even though it didn't look a big upset on paper, though it was a mild surprise. The remaining bouts on the card were both 4 rounders. These saw Yuki Nagano (4-2, 3) take his first decision win as he over-came Toshiro Tarumi (3-1-3, 2), in what a monster upset according to the boxrec.com rankings, whilst the other saw Hiroki Hosoya (2-1, 1) over-come Takuya Kihashi (2-3, 1) (Image courtesy of Zanfer Promotciones) This past Friday wasn't the busiest day in Asian boxing, or boxing in general, but there was plenty of action through Asia.
Guiyang, China There was an interesting card in China as the slow, but gradual, growth of the countries boxing scene continues to develop. In the main event fans saw title action as the streaking Yao Yi Ma (15-1, 10) claimed the WBO Oriental Light Middleweight title with a decision win over the experienced Patrice Sou Toke (21-4, 11). Ma, who is based in Australia, dropped Toke in round 8 to rack up his 14th straight victory and it seems like Ma could find himself on the verges on a WBO world ranking. In the chief support bout we unfortunately saw Wang Hongbo (1-2) suffer an embarrassingly quick loss at the hands of Andrey Kalyuzhnyy (9-1, 7). The bout lasted just 78 seconds and was over before Hongbo really managed to even get into the fight. The only other stoppage on this card saw Sun Xiang Xing (5-0, 3) extend his perfect record with a 4th round TKO against Farruh Faiziev (3-1). In a 6 round bout fans saw Xia Shunkai (4-0, 2) extend his unbeaten run with a decision victory over Isroil Qurbonov (8-10-1, 3). In a 4 rounder Wang Jian Zheng (2-0 took a decision over the win-less Harinder (0-2). Suwannakhet, Laos Thai fans had action from Laos shown on Channel 3. In the main event here Petchbarngborn Kokietgym (33-7-1, 15) easily over-came former foe Frans Damur Palue (11-8-2, 6) to claim the WBO Asia Pacific Super Flyweight title. The experienced Thai was never in any trouble here against an Indonesian foe that he also over-came in March, notably though their first meeting ended in a TKO win for the Thai. Another bout on this show saw the promising Kalae McShane (4-0, 2) easily see off Norasing Patanakan Gym (1-4, 1) in the 4th round. Also in action on this card was teenager Nampetch Kwanjaisrikod (5-1, 1) who took a decision win against an as yet “unknown” opponent. The 15 year old Nampetch is quickly becoming a star in Laos despite her youth. Thailand Thai fans also had televised action on Channel 7 courtesy of Onesongchai. In the main event here we saw Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym (31-1-2, 16) defend the WBO Oriental Flyweight with a stoppage victory against Tanzania's Ramadhan Kumbele (20-9-2, 9). This was Kwanpichit's 4th straight win since his loss to Zou Shiming, in Macau last year, however his competition has been less than testing. Another bout on this card saw Saentanong Onesongchaigym in action, though unfortunately we've not yet received the result from his bout. West Australia, Australia In Australia we unfortunately saw Marlon Alta (12-7, 9) being taken out in 2 rounds by Australia's Luke Sharp (13-2-3, 6). This was Alta's 5th straight loss and his 4th stoppage defeat during that run and it seems clear that he should be considering retirement. Bangkok, Thailand
The first Asian action of a new month came on Thursday as fans in Thailand had an interesting show. In the main event of the Channel 7 televised card we saw Thai fighter Knockout CP Freshmart (11-0, 6) successfully retain his WBA “interim” Minimumweight title with an unexpectedly one-sided victory over Alexis Diaz (16-1, 10). On paper this was an amazing match up between two highly regarded and unbeaten fighters from very different cultures, in the end however it resembled a a cat playing with a mouse before finally finishing off their pray. Diaz started brightly but had no answer to Knockout's power and pressure which took it's toll, stopping Diaz in the 4th round. A huge mismatch on this card saw former world title challenger Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym (46-2, 28) easily see off the game but limited Arega Yunian (3-4) of Indonesia. The bout was, on paper, one of the most amazing mismatches of the year but Yunian, to his credit, did give a gutsy display before being ground down. From what we understand the plan now for the Thai is to slowly move towards a WBA title fight, though it's not yet clear which WBA belt he'll be aiming for. A third televised bout saw Ratchasak KKP (29-3-1, 14) score an entertaining, though very 1-sided, win against Falazona Fidal (25-43-1, 8). Fidal certainly left lasting memories for playing the role of of the “enjoyable journeyman”, with pelvic thrusts and taunting, though was out matched from the off before being stopped in round 4. Although Ratchasak was always in control we did notice a number of low blows from the Thai who really didn't need to stray below the belt as much as he did. Tokyo, Japan
On Tuesday fans in Tokyo had the chance to catch the last Asian card of June courtesy of reason who put on the latest “Dangan” card. The show began with an easy win for Masaya Kohama (5-2-1, 3) who made light-work of win-less Thai visitor Nichao Chaiyonggym (0-4), who was stopped in the second round of their bout. Another early stoppage on the bottom part of this card saw Isoe Ishii (2-0, 1) score her first stoppage win as she took out Chiaki Takagi (0-2), who suffered her second stoppage loss. The first bout that went the distance saw novice Kentaro Omori (2-0, 1) take a clear decision win over Takuya Kurata (1-3, 1), in what was a very easy to score bout for Omori. Another bout that went the distance on the lower end of this card ended with with an upset as Shin Tomitaka (3-1-1, 1) managed to out point the previously unbeaten Ryusei Yaba (4-1-1, 3) in a Rookie of the Year qualifying bout. Another Rookie of the Year qualifying bout ended in a draw as Riku Nagahama (0-0-1) fought to a split draw with Kazutomo Oma (2-0-2, 2). In a 5 round bout fans saw novice fighter Takaaki Kamikawa (1-1) score his first win as he over-came Filipino veteran Dondon Sultan (18-23-3, 3) with a wide decision over 5 rounds. Despite Kamikawa's loss on debut, last year to Shoma Fukumoto, there is still some expectation surrounding his shoulders and this win will have helped him rebuild some of his confidence. Another 5 bout with an international feel saw Takuya Uehara (6-0, 3) extend his perfect record, as he stopped Vachara Soonkilabangmod (0-2) in the 2nd round of their bout. A third 5 round bout saw Isao Aoyama (6-3-1, 1) take a clear decision win over Takahiro Kinoshita (5-5-2, 2) in a bout that we pegged as being a very competitive one on paper. The top of this card was a trio of B class tournament bouts. The first of those saw Shoji Ebisawa (6-1-1, 1) score his first stoppage as he blew away Hidetoshi Ueki (4-10-2) in just 96 seconds! Of all the bouts on this card we had this one pegged as being a distance fight, making the result very shocking. The second of the B class tournament bouts saw Elfos Vega (5-1, 3) take a split decision win over Tomoki Narumi (1-1, 1). On paper the loss is a set back for Narumi though we'd not be surprised by him putting the loss behind him and rebuilding. The main event of the card, and the final of the B class tournament bouts saw the touted Daishi Nagata (3-0-1, 2) scoring a very impressive blow out win against Takuya Matsusaka (5-4, 5) in just 105 seconds. The unbeaten Nagata is tipped by some to be a real threat on the domestic title scene and on this performance it's clear to see why. Pennsylvania, USA Sadly in the US fans saw Korean fighter Gang Yong Kim (4-2) who was out pointed by Tyrone Luckey (6-4-2, 5). This loss for Kim was his first in more than 8 years, though he had only fought 4 times in between those losses. |
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