On December 28th there were 3 Asian cards in 3 different countries. Osaka, Japan The biggest of the three shows on Sunday came from Osaka where we had two very interesting bouts. The biggest of those was a Japanese Light Middleweight title bout that saw Yuki Nonaka (27-8-2, 9) successfully defend the Japanese national title with a very narrow and controversial split decision victory over Charlie Ota (24-3-1, 16). The bout, Nonaka's first of his second reign, really was a bout that split opinion though many opined that if the bout wasn't in Osaka, Nonaka's home city then Ota would probably have gotten the nod. Unfortunately for Ota this is a second notable set back in as many fights and it seems likely to be made worse by Nonaka fighting Takayuki Hosokawa next time out with the winner of that bout likely to be pushed well into the IBF top 10. We are hoping to have video of this bout in the coming days to try and see if it was a home town decision as some have told us or whether it was one of those close bouts that could have gone either way with no one really deserving to lose it.. Whilst the headline bout was highly competitive the same could not be said about the co-feature, which we expected to be a scintillating affair. Instead this was a blow out which saw Filipino tough guy Rey Labao (27-6, 18) take out former OPBF Super Featherweight champion Masao Nakamura (18-3, 18) in the second round. Nakamura was lucky to survive the opening round, despite being dropped twice and groggy, though couldn't survive long into round 2. For Nakamura this is a serious set back and, like Ota, is his second successive loss following a decision loss earlier this year to Masayuki Ito. Despite the co-feature being the blow out all the other bouts on the card went the distance. This included a good win for former OPBF title challenger Eita Kikuchi (16-4-4, 7), who claimed a narrow win over Kojiro Takada (13-8-3, 9) in an 8 round affair. Another 8 rounder saw the criminally under-rated Satoshi Niwa (16-18-3, 2) score a slight shock over Yuki Strong Kobayashi (8-4, 4) with a split decision. Another split decision, albeit in a 6 rounder, saw Shachihoko Dragons Keita (4-3-1, 1) fight to a split draw with Yoshiki Kawamura (4-6-1, 3). The only other 6 rounder on this show saw Kenta Shimizu (8-4-1, 4) take a win over Masaki Hirai (4-13-3, 2). In the only 4 rounder the debuting Masahiro Sakamoto (1-0) took a decision over Yusuku Hiranuma (1-1). Metro Manila, Philippines In the Philippines fans got an interesting show with 7 bouts in total including several title bouts, one of which ended in a notable upset. We'll start with that upset which saw former world title challenger Silvester Lopez (23-6-2, 17) claim the WBC International Bantamweight title with a 7th round KO of the previously unbeaten Rex Wao (10-1, 8). Although Silvester had competed at a much higher level his career was seriously on the rocks coming into this bout. He had lost his previous 2 bouts and scored just 3 wins in his last 10 bouts dating back more than 2 years. Lopez's poor form didn't stop him dropping Wao in the opening round and eventually stopping the touted “Igorot Warrior”. Another title bout saw the rampaging Tosho Makoto Aoki (19-12-2, 16) claim the IBF Australiasian Lightweight title with a 2nd round KO of Indonesia's Rengga Rengga (7-2, 1). For Rengga this was a second successive stoppage loss, following an opening round defeat to Masatoshi Kotani whilst Aoki is on the run of his career with 6 successive stoppage wins, including 4 in the Philippines. We believe a third title fight took place on this show as Dennis Tubieron (19-3-2, 8) and Carlo Magali (18-7-3, 9) threw down, though we're unsure what title was on the line, and it may be that no-title was eventually fought for. As the actual fight it resulted in a majority draw in what was scored very closely. On the undercard we saw a bit of everything. That included a 21 second blow out win for the unbeaten Rolly Sumalpong (7-0-1, 4), who swiftly dispatched Michael Landero (16-13-4, 5) and another opening round victory for Mujtaba Kamal (1-1, 1), who claimed his first win by stopping Romnick Dejano (2-8, 1). The under-card also included some very competitive action as Romel Oliveros (2-0-1, 1) was held to a draw by Vincent Bautista (1-2-2) and John Ray Logatiman (3-1-1) scored a solid win over the previously unbeaten Alvin Medura (2-1, 2), with Medura being dropped in the opening round. Indonesia In Indonesia fans got an obscure card, and one that we sadly don't have all the results for, at least we don't believe we do. The one result we do know is that Roy Tua Manihuruk (16-12-2, 12) scored a 7th round victory over a man we believe to be Rusmien Kierah (13-7-2, 2). Unfortunately the records of both men are disputed and we may be missing copious fights for both. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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Some days are great for Asian boxing, others aren't. Sadly we tend to feel that this past Saturday wasn't one of the best, despite a high profile bout for friend of the site. Quebec, Canada The aforementioned "friend of the site" was Japanese based American Charlie Ota (24-2-1, 16) was unfortunately defeated by the highly touted American Jermell Charlo (24-0, 11) though did manage to give a decent account of himself. Ota was significantly smaller than Charlo and had to find a way to cope with a huge reach advantage, unfortunately his solution was a somewhat predictable bull rush. Despite the issues with the reach and height of Charlo there was some great success for Ota who dropped Charlo in round 3, albeit with just a flash knockdown. By the final bell however Charlo was the clear winner though was less than impressive. Metro Manila, Philippines In Metro Manilla Johnny Elorde Promotions put on a small show involving some of his prospects. This included the promising Giemel Magramo (10-0, 7) who scored a very impressive stoppage over the usually tough Pit Anacaya (8-24-2, 1). Anacaya had been stopped just 6 times in his previous 33 fights though it took Magramo just 3 rounds to land a fight ending body shot. Magramo wasn't the only man to find the body on this show as Rene Patilano (11-1-2, 6) used his body attack to take out Ricky Oyan (4-20-2, 2) in the 5th round. This was arguably the best win of Patilano's career and although Oyan is just a journeyman it's the sort of result that will give the once beaten prospect a bit of a confidence booster. The only other stoppage came very early on the card as the unbeaten Wilbert Berondo (3-0, 2) took out the debuting Brendo Bokingkito (0-1) in just 105 seconds. Aged 18 we have no big issue wit Berondo taking his time to get going but we're lead to believe that kid does have a lot of talent and if developed right he could be one to look out for down the line. The highest profile bout to go the distance saw the unbeaten Jay Loto (8-0) come through a few struggles en route to scoring his 8th straight decision victory. Sadly for Loto his lack of power did make things very difficult against Lester Abutan (5-2-2, 2) and we'd not be shocked if the 20 year old Loto fails to move beyond Filipino domestic level, unless he can add some meat to his shots. The other decision bouts on the show were both incredibly close. In a 4 rounder Jetlee Formentera (1-0) narrowly over-came fellow debutant Eric Apolinario (0-1) in a 4 majority decision, whilst in a 6 rounder Diomel Diocos (3-1-2, 2) claimed his first decision win by narrowly out pointing Ryan Medes (1-2-1). Cotabato del Sur, Philippines Filipino fans got a second domestic card courtesy of Jim Claude Manangquil and Dexter T. Tan who had a show featuring 5 bouts, including 2 title bouts. The main event here saw Raymond Tabugon (13-3-1, 5) claim the WBC Asia Council Continental Flyweight title courtesy of a decision over the previously unbeaten Jake Bornea (6-1, 3). Bornea was dropped in round 2 and although he tried to get back into the bout he never able to over come the experience edge Tabugon had. The co-feature, and another title fight, saw former world title challenger Jether Oliva (21-2-2, 10) take a majority decision over the tough, though limited, Wilber Andogan (10-15-4, 4) in a bout that saw Oliva claim the WBF International Light Flyweight title.Although the bout was scored a majority decision in favour of Oliva only one of the 3 judges had the bout even close. In an impressive performance on the under-card John Vincent Moralde (9-0, 5) forced a 2nd round KO over the limited and light hitting Rolando Omela (5-10-3, 1). Moralde's victory was one of two stoppages on the under-card with Jelbirt Gomera (4-0, 4) continuing the perfect start to his record with a 6th round KO against Jordan Catubay (6-3-1, 3). The only other bout on this card saw Virgel de Goma (2-1) claim a 6 round decision over the tough Renante Suacasa (6-11, 1). Queensland, Australia "Down under" things went badly for Asian fighters with 4 separate Asian's losing to Australians. The most disappointing of the Asian's in action in Queensland was the opening round defeat of Thailand's Pramool Boonpok (0-6) who was stopped by the debuting Kolby Johnston (1-0, 1). Pramool had been dropped prior to the knockout and really looks like a man who should be looking for another line of work as boxing doesn't seem to be good for him or his health. A Thai who put up a better effort was Arnon Yuchareon (0-2) who was beaten, by majority decision, by Zorran Cassady (1-0). Arnon managed to make things competitive despite being the loser. A third Thai who lost was the teak tough Paitoon Jaikom (1-6) who dropped a decision to, yet another debutant, Dean Thomas (1-0). Paitoon, unlike Pamool, is a tough guy and knows how to look after himself and with that in mind we've no problem with Paitoon going on and making a career as a solid journeyman level fighter. The other Asian on this card was Filipino Robert Lerio (16-20-1, 6) who put up a very credible effort against Jason Cooper (10-2-1, 5). Despite losing Lerio did put a good test for Cooper who managed to avenge his first career defeat, which came back in 2012, though proved little more than the fact he has slightly improved over the last 2 years. Baja California, Mexico It wasn't all bad for travelling fighters as Filipino Jun Doliguez (19-1-2, 14) avenged his upset defeat to Gabriel Francisco Pina (11-12-5, 4). Pina did beat Doliguez earlier this year but this time Doliguez managed to right the wrong, even though he'll still have that "1" on his record. (Image, of Ota and Charlo at the weigh in, courtesy of boxingnews.jp) |
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