Hong Kong, S.A.R. China
Although there was a lot of fights this past Saturday there was  a very high amount of low level fights with the most notable contest being from a show in Hong Kon.

In the main event of the card fans saw local favourite Rex Tso (18-0, 11) claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Super Flyweight title with a 7th round stoppage of Australian visitor Brad Hore (5-2). The fight, a home coming for Tso who hasn't fought “at home” in more than 2 years, looked competitive through 4 rounds but the world ranked local managed to turn up the pace in rounds 6 and 7, eventually stopping the brave visitor. Prior to the stoppage Hore had been down twice.

In a controversial bout Thailand's Petchsuriya Singwancha (14-10-1, 8) fought to a split decision draw with Australian based Welshman Kerry Hope (22-7-1, 2). Hope, a former European champion, had seemingly done more than enough to deserve the win, with Filipino judge Jerrold Tomeldan scoring it 117-111 in the Welshman's favour, though he was over-ruled by Thai judges Pongpan Rattanasutorn, who had the bout 114-114, and Visuth Yingaupagarn, who scored the 115-113 bout to Petchsuirya.

It was mixed fortunes for the Megrino brothers. Randy Megrino (15-19-3, 8), the younger of the two Filipino brothers, was out pointed by Australian prospect Kane Cassells (6-0, 2) over 6 rounds. Megrino did have some success but was the clear loser. Older brother Rey Megrino (22-20-3, 19) however did help the family name as he scored a 2nd round win against Thailand's Thaminkhao Sor Tharnthip (4-15-1, 3). Despite Rey's record he is a genuine contender at 115lbs and is now on a run of 7-0 (6).

On the under-card there was two all debutant bouts. One of those failed to go the distance as Kenneth Lee (1-0, 1) took a 3rd round win over China's Aorigele Aorigele (0-1). In the other Tom Taw (1-0) claimed a narrow split decision over Italian Fabio Lanzetti (0-1). Taw, a Brit based in Hong Kong, was a white collar fighter and used that experience here, though was perhaps fortunate to be at his new “home”.

The only other under-card bout saw Sures Gurung (2-1) defeated Chris Wong (0-1) with a 4 round shut out.

Kunming, China
As well as Hong Kong fans in the Chinese mainland also get a shot. This one was, supposedly, set to feature a couple of Filipino visitors but ended up merely being a low level domestic card with 8 bouts, all but one of which was set for 4 rounds.

The one bout set for more than 4 rounds saw Bai Shan Bo (3-0-1, 1) take a 6th round TKO win against Cai Zheng Yang (3-1-1, 2). Prior to the stoppage Bo was well up on the cards.

From the 4 rounders we saw just a single stoppage as Yang Zheng Guang (4-1, 3) stoppage the win-less Zhang Yao Long (0-2) in just 94 seconds.

There were a couple of clear decision wins on the card. One of those saw Zhu Yuan Cai (4-1, 1) defeat the debuting Jiang Guang Hui (0-1) whilst the other saw saw the unbeaten Bai A Fu (5-0, 2) out point Sun Qing Long (1-1).

Many of the decision bouts on the card were close. One of those saw Zhang Fangyong (4-1-1, 1) take a split decision win over Dong Chuan (2-3, 1). Another saw close bout saw Liu Xin Ming (2-0) over-come Jian Hei Fei (1-4), with a majority decision. Another majority decision resulted in a win for Guo Chao (2-3) against Hou Tin Long (2-2). The closest bout resulted in a draw between Ma Ke Rui (0-0-1) and Ma He Sha Ti (0-0-1).

Laguna, Philippines
There was also action in the Philippines, sadly though we've not received all the results from the card.

In the main event Lester Abutan (8-3-3, 4) took a decision win over JC Francisco (6-11-4, 2). This 10 round bout was Francisco's first since he was beaten by Chanchai CP Freshmart back in June.

A quick blow out saw March Ray Taday (2-1, 1) defeat the debuting Arnel Antonio (0-1) inside a round.

The only other result we have from this card was a draw for Cris Ocana (2-0-1, 1), who failed to defeat Ryan Medez (1-4-3).

Jayapura, Indonesia
Fans in Indonesia also got action.

The most notable bout here was a contest for the IBPC Light Welterweight title, which saw Geisler AP (7-6, 3) claim the belt with a 9th round KO of Roy Tua Manihuruk (17-13-2, 13), in what should be regarded as a genuine upset.

On paper another upset here saw Paulus Baransano (2-5) take an 8 round win against the much more experienced Domi Nenokeba (12-26-1, 8). We know Nenokeba has been picking up losses for fun recently but we had expected him to try and over-come Baransano here. Another upset saw John Ruba (4-2, 1) out point the heavy handed Ramadhan Weriu (15-8-1, 14), with Weriu suffering his first decision loss.

In a 10 round bout Sam Puadi (7-4, 5) took a decision over veteran Suor Carryboy (9-10-1, 4).

The only KO on this card, other than the one in the title fight, saw Melianus Mirin (5-2, 3) take out Hengky Baransano (11-7, 4)

Queensland, Australia
In Australia we saw two Thai's suffer losses.

One of those was Pramool Boonpok (1-18-1) who was out pointed over 8 rounds by Adrian Rodriguez (2-0-1, 1) in a bout for the Queensland State Middleweight title. Rodriguez made up for a lack of experience by simply being too good.

The other was Aphichat Koedchatturat (0-3), who was rather unlucky in a very competitive 5 round bout with the unbeaten Kolby Johnston (7-0, 4). Aphicat pushed the unbeaten man all the way in a split decision loss that suggests one of these two fighters isn't what their record suggests.

This past Friday was a busy day with Asian's in action around the globe along with a couple of Asian shows.

Tokyo, Japan
For us the most significant of the two Asian cards came from Japan where fans saw an OPBF title fight, a couple of world ranked fighters and some interesting action.

The main event was the aforementioned OPBF title bout which saw Lightweight champion Masayoshi Nakatani (11-0, 6) retain his title with a 5th round TKO win against Kazuya Murata (11-5, 5). This was Nakatani's 4th defense of the title and saw him get back to scoring stoppages after 4 straight distance bouts. The talented Ioka gym fighter took control early in the bout with his jab and movement and began to turn up the heat in round 4. At the end of round 5 the bout was stopped follow a doctor's inspection of the challenger who stopped the contest with Murata suffering a suspect eye injury.

In the chief support bout fans saw world ranked Super Bantamweight Shun Kubo (8-0, 6) make very light-work of Thailand's Jakarachlek Sor Wankaew (0-5). Kubo, who we had heard good things off through most of 2014, looked brilliant though the bout lasted just 54 seconds and it was hard to get a real read on just how good the Shinsei gym fighter really is.

Another world ranked fighter on this card was young Minimumweight hopeful Reiya Konishi (9-0, 4) who claimed a clear decision win over Naoya Haruguchi (7-6, 2). Konishi, who claimed the 2015 Rookie of the Year crown at 105lbs, showed some really nice touches in his work but he's a long, long, way from thinking about challenging for world honours. Saying that however he showed enough to suggest that he will be ready in 2016 for a Japanese title fight and we were genuinely impressed by his left hook to the body.

Konishi wasn't the only 2014 Rookie of the Year winner in action as Super Bantamweight winner Shohei Kawashima (11-0-2, 3) also picked up a victory. The relatively light hitting Kawashima managed to see off the limited Tatsuya Miyamoto (11-13-1, 7) in the 6th round following a lovely burst of shots. Although certainly not a puncher we do like Kawashima's combinations and he does look like a fighter who is going to grow in to his man strength in the coming years. Really one to keep an eye on.

In another bout at Super Bantamweight fans saw Yuta Uetani (17-5-1, 9) put in an impressive performance against the limited Serichai Nonpitayakom (0-2). On paper this was a mismatch but it was hard not to be impressed by Uetani's body punching, which put the Thai down for the count in roudn 2. Uetani might not be a top class fighter but he's going to be a handful for many fighters in and around the domestic level.

Another Japanese fighter to see off a Thai foe was Yasunori Kishigami (10-2-1, 6), who scored a 7th round KO against the win-less Kraithong Mansongkhram (0-3). Kraithong had made it to round 70 though was blasted with a vicious body shot in the opening seconds of the round. The Thai beat the count but was in no state to continue. Re-watching the shot it's amazing Kraithong didn't throw up on impact.

Bangkok, Thailand
The other card from Asia came from Thailand and was televised on Channel 7. The card was, for all intents, supposed to feature a couple of bouts that were warm up bouts for world ranked Thai's. Unfortunate for one of them the bout turned out to be less of a warm up and more of a nightmare.

One of those world ranked fighters was Paipharob Kokietgym (30-0, 23), who defended the WBO Oriental Light Flyweight title with an easy blow out win against Fanther Ndahiuw (7-4-1, 3). Ndahiuw, who had never been stopped, lasted just 105 seconds here as Paipharob kept up his hunt for a world title fight.

The other world ranked fighter was former challenger Pigmy Kokietgym (57-8-2, 23) who was surprisingly stopped in the 11th round by unheralded Filipino Jaysever Abcede (10-3, 6). The bout, for the WBO Oriental Minimumweight title was supposed to be a warm up for Pigmy before a showdown with Japan's sensational Kosei Tanaka. Instead it turned out to be a coming out party for 20 year old Abcede who finished the bout with a wonderful right hook in round 11. Whilst this is probably the end for Pigmy it's fair to say that Abcede may be worth keeping a serious eye on going forward.

On the under-card fans saw two unbeaten prospects extend their unbeaten runs. One of those men was the exciting Manachai Banchamek (7-0-1, 6), who stopped Singdech Laos PDR (0-1) in the 2nd round. The bout was a mismatch and although Singdech showed some heart he was battered by the aggressive and exciting Manachai.

The other prospect was Petchmanee Kokietgym (9-0, 4) who also picked up a 2nd round TKO as he beat Taosaifah Laos PDR (0-1). This was another mismatch in favour of the unbeaten man who showed touches of class, though was always far too good for Taosaifah.

South Africa
Another major shock involving a Filipino fighter occurred in South Africa where Rene Dacquel (15-5-1, 5) claimed the IBO International Super Flyweight title. The under-rated Dacquel scored two knockdowns on route to a split decision over local fighter Thembelani Nxoshe (13-6-1, 3). Coming into this one Dacque was 3-2-1 though this win will act as a major boost in

New South Wales, Australia
On a JNI promoted card in New South Wales fans saw two Asian fighters come up short.

One of those was Thailand's Paitoon Jaikom (5-16, 2) who was widely out pointed by the unbeaten Ahmed Dib (16-0, 9). Although the bout was scheduled for just 6 rounds one judge had Dib winning by 9 points, 60-51. Sadly for the Thai this defeat ends a 2 fight winning run.

The other Asian being beaten here was Aussie based Filipino veteran Aswin Cabuy (15-53-4, 7), who was shut out over 4 rounds by the unbeaten David Toussaint (6-0, 4).

New South Wales, Australia
A separate card in New South Wales saw Thai veteran Plaisakda Singwancha (38-22, 32) suffer an opening round TKO loss to Kariz Kariuki (26-11-2, 20).

District of Colombia, USA
In the US fans saw unbeaten Kazakh hopeful Shyngyskhan Tazhibay (2-0, 2) continue his perfect start with a 2nd round TKO win against the debuting Coleman Phelps (0-1). Tazhibay has been tipped as “one to watch” in some quarters though we must confess that his competition so far has told us very little about his ability or his true promise.

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The only Asian fighters in action this past Thursday fought in the US on a couple of separate shows.

California, USA
The most notable action, from the two US shows, came from California where we saw two promising fighters in action.

For us the more exciting of those fighters was Mongolian Super Bantamweight Tugstsogt Nyambayar (3-0, 3) who scored his 3rd straight win by over-coming a yet to be identified opponent. On boxrec Nyambayar's opponent has been listed as Jonathan Hernandez though the announcement from the ring was certainly of someone else.

The other fighter of note for us was unbeaten Kazakh Bekman Soylybayev (6-0, 3) who continued his winning streak with his beat win to date, a wide decision against the experienced Jose Luis Araiza (31-14-1, 22). Whilst it was a clear win for the unbeaten man it was a less than inspiring victory and we saw some fans question his true potential.

Texas, USA
In Texas we saw another Kazakh in action, as the unbeaten Radmir Akhmediyev (7-0, 6) over-came the very experienced Vance Garvey (9-43-6, 3). The 24 year old Akhmediyev was taken the distance for the first time and although that may be slightly disappointing he'll have learned more from this bout than his previous 6 contests.

New York, USA
This past Tuesday was a quiet day in the world of Asian boxing, though there was a couple of unbeaten fighters of note in action Stateside.

One of those unbeaten men was Dimash Niyazov (8-0-3, 4) who claimed a decision win over the limited Ariel Duran (8-8-1, 5). Duran was down in round 6 but Niyazov couldn't finish him off. We're now hoping to see the US based Kazakh step up in class.

The other unbeaten Asian on this card was the big punching Bakhtiyar Eyubov (8-0, 8) who quickly took card of the over-matched Cory Vom Baur (2-4) in the second round. As with Niyazov we're hoping to see Eyubov stepped up in class.

Hyogo, Japan
The most significant of the action in Asia this past Sunday came from Japan where Senrima Kobe Promotions put on a small, yet controversial card.

The controversy of the show came from the main event which saw former world title challenger Teiru Kinoshita (22-1-1, 5) claim a split decision over Cyborg Nawatedani (9-3-1, 4). On paper it looked like an “easy” win for Kinoshita but the reality was that he was out worked, out punched and seemingly beaten. Sadly for Nawatedani he was denied, what appeared to be a clear win, by the judges who gave Kinoshita the victory by 8 round split decision. Although we know bad decisions happen world wide this was the first Japanese result that we've been sent fan comments of real anger about and it seems very clear that the bout has left a very sour taste in the mouths of various fans.

In the co-feature the unheralded Ken Osato (6-1-1, 3) held former Japanese title challenger Kento Matsushita (33-9-7, 13) to an 8 round majority draw. Although it's hard to predict where the 21 year old Osato will go in the future this was, by far, the best result of his career so far.

In one of the 3 bouts scheduled for 6 rounds fans saw Shachihoko Dragons Keita (5-4-1, 1) take a clear decision win over Yuya Nakazato (5-12, 5). Keita's career has had mixed success in recent times though this win is his first in 4 bouts. As for Nakazato this was an 8th straight loss, and we now need to go back to 2009 for his last win.

In a minor upset Satoshi Momota (10-10, 4) claimed a competitive decision win over Tom Yankun Tsukamoto (6-5-1, 2) to level off his record. This result saw Momota end a 3 fight losing streak whilst Tsukamoto ended a 2 fight winning run.

The remaining 6 rounder saw 20 year old hopeful Hikaru Matsuoka (9-3-3, 1) claim a clear decision victory over Monkey Shuhei (5-6-1, 2). For Matsuoka this win ended a 2 fight losing streak whilst Shuhei has now suffered a trio of defeats and is win-less in the last 6 bouts.

The only 4 rounder on the card saw the promising Kento Haraguchi (2-0) take a decision win over Yuki Sueyoshi (1-4, 1). We've got to admit that from the footage of the bout we are actually quite excited about Haraguchi who looks to be genuinely worth following.

Cebu, Philippines
As well as the Japanese card there was also one in the Philippines.

The main event here saw the exciting Ardie Boyose (16-0-2, 12) score a 2nd round TKO win against Phil Angcamor (13-24-3, 7). We're hoping to see the 20 year old Boyose take a step up next time out as he really does seem to have a lot of promise, sadly however we're expecting to see him in another low level bout.

Another prospect who scored a KO on this card was 22 year old Joey Canoy (10-1-1, 4) who took out experienced journeyman Rodel Tejares (20-35-6, 5) in the 8th round. Tejares was a late replacement coming in to this bout, replacing Jerry Tomogdan who had beaten Canoy earlier this year. Whilst Canoy wasn't able to avenge his defeat he will still be looking to get a rematch with Tomogdan down the line.

A third stoppage win saw Elias Joaquino (6-0-1, 4) score an opening round blow out against Marlou Talili (5-12, 2).

The under-card here featured a couple of 6 rounders. In the more competitive of those bouts Melmark Dignos (4-1) claimed a split decision win over Ponciano Remandiman (2-3-1, 1). The other 6 rounder saw the unbeaten Junrel Jimenez (2-0) take a very clear win over Roga Libres (3-7), who was dropped in round 4.

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Antofagasta, Chile
The final bout of the night, at least for us, was also the most important and came in Chile where former female world champion Tenkai Tsunami (21-11, 10) came up well short against local favourite Carolina Rodriguez (15-0, 1). The bout, fought in front of a really raucous crowd, was more competitive than the score cards suggest but Rodriguez was the clear winner a genuinely enjoyable 10 round tussle for Rodriguez's IBF female Bantamweight title. Sadly for Tsunami this was her 8th loss in 12 bouts though given her ability and style it'll certainly not be the end of her career.

Metro Manila, Philippines
Prior to the world title fight there had been a number of bouts in the Philippines where the only Asian based action took place.

This show had a trio of title bouts with the most immediately significant of them being a contest for the WBC International Flyweight title. This bout saw the under-rated Renz Rosia (12-3, 6) claim a TKO win against Renan Trongco (17-5, 10). This bout ended with Trongco badly cut and the referee calling a halt to the bout. Prior to the stoppage Trongco, who was world ranked by the WBC, had been deducted a point for low blows.

Another title fight saw the unbeaten Jheritz Chavez (5-0-2, 3) over-come Japanese visitor Tatsuya Yanagi (11-3, 4) to claim the WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council Lightweight title. The bout was competitive through out and although this was Chavez's 3rd loss in 4 bouts he is just 25 and will bounce back, and is better than his record suggests. For Chavez we're still unsure on how good he is, his record looks good on paper but but it does seem like he either gets a stoppage or really struggles.

The remaining title fight saw unbeaten teenager Romel Oliveros (6-0-1, 1) take a close decision win over veteran Edison Berwela (12-31-8, 3) to claim the WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council Super Flyweight title. This was an ultra-competitive bout that all 3 judges scored 96-94 to Oliveros who claimed his most significant win to date.

In a 6 rounder under-card bout fans saw the unbeaten Rolly Sumalpong (9-0-1, 4) out point journeyman Lowell Saguisa (7-21, 3), in a very clear win for the unbeaten man. Another 6 rounder saw Vergel Nebran (14-3-1, 9) claim a 1 round TKO win against Ryan Soliveres (4-26-1, 1), with Soliveres retiring at the end of the first round.

In a competitive 4 rounder Glenn Medura (2-1-1) narrowly out pointed Rex Lagane (0-1). Another 4 rounder was an all debutant contest that saw Meljun Penafil (1-0, 1) score a 3rd round TKO win against Ercypin Baltar (0-1)

Tokyo, Japan
Japanese fans get to see hundreds of fights every year at the Korakuen Hall, the venue which is believed to host more fights every year than any other. This past Friday the venue hosted possibly the best fight this year as Masao Nakamura (20-3, 19) and Daiki Kaneko (24-5-3, 14) went toe-to-toe in a breath taking fight that combined everything a fight fan could wish to see. The action was intense from the off, both men were rocked, both men landed heavy leather and the fans were joining in on the action chanting through out. In the end it was Nakamura who just did enough to claim a split decision though neither man had anything to be ashamed by here in a bout that needs to be watched by every self respecting fight fan. Following the bout Nakamura signalled his intention to fight for the Japanese title, eyeing up a fight with Rikki Naito, and we'd not be shocked to see that made, possibly for December! For Kaneko, who has now lost back-to-back bouts, it would make sense to take an easy one though we'd not be shocked to see him in another exciting bout with talented opponent.

In the chief support bout fans saw Ryohei Takahashi (7-1-1) score his 7th straight win as he out pointed Kenji Kubo (5-4-1, 2) over 8 rounds. Prior to this bout Kubo had stated that he would take a break from boxing if he lost and now it appears likely that he's likely to make good on his would. Sadly, given the expectation on Kubo when he turned professional, this is a very disappointing result. For Takahashi however it seems the future really is rather bright.

A very close 8 rounder saw Kinshiro Usui (24-4, 10) claim a majority decision win over Yuta Horiike (9-5-3, 2). Horrike, on paper, was given no chance but he really performed well here against Usui, who is a former Japanese Bantamweight title challenger.

In a 6 round bout fans saw the unbeaten Shogo Yamaguchi (8-0-1, 4) extend his perfect record with a unanimous decision win over Keisuke Arima (8-11-1, 1). Yamaguchi, a 21 year old Lightweight prospect, does appear to be worth keeping an eye on in a division that is relatively weak domestically.

Another 6 rounder saw Hyuma Fujioka (6-3-1) over-come the limited Hokuto Sakata (5-6-1, 3) with a unanimous decision. Fujioka doesn't appear likely to make his mark as any sort of a contender but the 23 year old could well be in some interesting fights down the line.

The card also featured a pair of 4 rounders. One of those saw 19 year old Seiryu Toshikawa (3-2, 2) take a unanimous decision over Atsushi Kudo (3-5-2, 3) whilst the other resulted in a draw between the win-less Jun Fudo (0-1-1) and the debuting Junpei Sato (0-0-1).

Suwannakhet, Laos
Thai fans who tuned in to channel 3SD also got action, including an all out war and a chance to see to promising fighters.

The war that was aired on Thai TV saw Thai veteran Kompayak Porpramook (53-5, 37) claim a decision win against Filipino foe Jopher Marayan (7-7-2, 3), in a bout for the WBA Asia title at Light Flyweight. The bout saw Kompayak, a former WBC world champion, add to his long line of highlights which have also included bouts with the likes of Adrian Hernandez, Koki Eto and Oleydong Sithsamerchai. Although he picked up the win here the 33 year old Kompayak doesn't look like a fighter who is going to return to world level any time soon.

One of the rising fighters on this card was Kongthara KKP (8-0, 6) who scored a 2nd round KO against the debuting Mathias Bernua (0-1) whilst the other was teenager Nampetch Kwanjaisrikod (6-1, 2), who scored a 5th round KO against Looksorn Sithsophon (0-1).

Nonthanburi, Thailand
Another televised on Thai TV came on channel 7 where fans had the chance to see one of the emerging stars of the Thai scene.

The rising star is the unbeaten Teerachai Kratingdaenggym (31-0, 24) who made another defense of his PABA Welterweight title as he stopped Boitshepo Mandawe (14-7, 10) in the 6th round. The 23 yea old Thai will now be hoping to get some kind of WBA title fight though will likely plug away with his PABA until a bigger opportunity arises.

Another promising fighter on this card was Ronnakit PKT College (4-0, 3) made very light work of Supertop Chalermprakiat Sport (0-1). Ronnakit appears to have fought under the “Technopoly Bangkok” name on this show.

Former OPBF title challenger Kajornsak Sithsaithong (8-6, 8) came back from his recent trio of losses as he stopped the heavy handed but poor Khundon Chaiyonggym (7-2, 7) in the 2nd of their scheduled 6 rounds.

We also believe that there were several other bouts on here featuring prospects, with Denappa Kiatniwat and Montree PKT College in action.

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Tokyo, Japan
The only action this past Thursday came form the Korakuen Hall as Japanese fans go the latest Ohashi show, a show that only featured 4 competitive bouts but yet featured 4 world ranked fighters, and featured an exhibition with another world ranked fighter.

The first bout on the show saw novice pro Keitaro Fukuda (2-0, 2) take a 2nd round win over Kabereen Yuya (2-2-1, 2), who suffered his second stoppage loss. The 18 year old Fukuda has recorded both of his wins in the second round.

On paper the best bout on the card pitted two world ranked fighters against each other in a bout made just above the Bantamweight limit. The bout saw Japanese youngster Ryo Matsumoto (15-0, 12) take his next step towards a world title bout as he forced a stoppage of Mexican Luis May (17-9-1, 7), who cited an injury for the reason that he retired in the middle of round 5. Prior to the stoppage it did seem like Matsumoto was in charge and landing hard shot to the Mexican who is now 0-2 in Japan following a decision loss last December to Shun Kubo. There was talk after this bout regarding Matsumoto getting a world title bout in the near future, and that is a real possibility in his next bout.

In the chief support bout fans saw the incredibly popular Akira Yaegashi (22-5, 12) make light work of Indonesian visitor Said M Said (2-3, 1)*. Said never managed to land much of note before he was sent sprawling to the canvas in round 3. After the bout Yaegashi stated the he was hopeful of getting another world title bout, between Light Flyweight and Super Flyweight, and it would seem likely that if Ohashi can get a bout sorted it would take place in December on the same card as Naoya Inoue's return to the ring.

In the main event of the show fans saw Japanese Featherweight champion Satoshi Hosono (28-2-1, 20) take a clear 10 round decision win over first time challenger Tatsuya Otsubo (8-7-1, 3). The bout was Hosono's 3rd defense of the title he won last year, when he stopped Yuki Ogata, though unfortunately it is looking unlikely that he'll be moved towards another world title fight any time soon.

Notably there was also an exhibition bout on this card between Ryuji Hara (19-1, 11) and stablemate Kenichi Miyazaki (9-1-1, 2). The exhibition may not have been a competitive contest but it did thrill the fans and interestingly saw Hara admit he had been given an offer of a “big fight”, further adding to the belief he has landed a world title fight with Katsunari Takayama. Unfortunately however there was no formal announcement regarding that potential match up which is thought to be a done deal despite the lack of an announcement.

Note-Otsubo has a reported record of (10-4-1, 4)


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Victoria, Australia
On Wednesday fans in Australia got the chance to see the return to the ring of “legend” Danny Green, who easily over-came a disinterred Roberto Bolonti. On the under-card of that bout were a trio of Asian fighters.

The most significant bot involving an Asian on this card was the main support bout which saw China's Yang Xing Xin (10-4-2, 7) take part in a wild slugfest with Jack Brubaker (9-1-1, 4). Xin was down twice in the opening round before firing back hard in rounds 2 and 3. Sadly for the “Chinese Warrior” his resistance ended in round 4 courtesy of a peach from Brubaker. This loss ends a 5 fight winning streak of Xin's and see him losing the WBC Youth Welterweight crown, a title that he claimed 14 months ago with a victory against Nelson Gulpe.

Another stoppage victim here was Danilo Gabisay (6-5, 4) who had some success, dropping Jason Moloney (4-0, 4) in the second round, before being stopped in the 5th round of their bout. Sadly for Gabisay he has now gone 2-5 in his last 7 bouts.

Unfortunately Ronerex Dalut (9-17-2, 2) also came up short, losing a 6 round decision to Andrew Moloney (4-0, 2). Now Dalut is 1-8-1 in his last 10 and it now looks very clear that the 26 year old is nothing more than a journeyman, despite a promising 5-1 start to his professional career.

Pathum Thani, Thailand
There wasn't much action this past Tuesday though Thai fans did get a televised show courtesy of Channel 3.

In the main event of the show fans saw unbeaten Thai prospect Jirapan Nakornluang (14-0, 10) retain his WBC Youth Silver Featherweight title with a decision victory over limiter, but game, Filipino Nathan Bolcio (12-9-2, 4). Bolcio, despite his record, came to win though lacked the skills to over-come his promising foe.

Whilst Bolcio gave it a go and wasn't good enough the same could not be said about Mohamed Larabi (4-5, 2) who gave it a go and was good enough as he battled Sirimongkol Singwancha (85-2, 54). The Frenchman may have been one of the biggest under-dogs this year though more than did enough to deserve a win against the former 2-weight world champion, unfortunately however the judges failed to agree and gave Sirimongkol one of the most contentious decisions of the year. Larabi showed his disgust at the decision immediately and was right to do so.

One bout that didn't need the judges saw another former world champion in action. That bout saw former WBC Super Flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rugnvisai (36-4-1, 33) mow down Indonesian visitor Hendrik Barongsay (28-23-3, 17) in just 2 rounds. Srisaket is now eyeing up an opportunity to reclaim his old title from Mexican fighter Carlos Cuadras.

Another man who didn't need the judges was Pongsaklek Sithdabnij (4-3, 3) who scored a 3rd round KO against Khaosod Lookklongbangklang (0-1). This win sees Pongsaklek finally move to a “winning” record and is his 4th straight win, following a shock upset of the then 22-0 Kongfah Nakornluang just over a month ago.

One other bout on this card saw Veerasak Himalaigym (1-0) take a debut win against Peemai Por Kobkua (0-1), with a decision victory.