This post Saturday was a hectic one for Asian fight fans who seemed to have action everywhere they looked.

Tokyo, Japan
For Asian fight fans the most notable show of the day was in Tokyo where two former world champions were in action.

The most notable of those former world champions was former WBC Flyweight champion Toshiyuki Igarashi (21-2-1, 11) who took a very hard earned win over talented Filipino Renerio Arizala (12-2-1, 5). Igarashi was forced to work incredibly hard for this win, despite the fact Arizala took on the bout on just 3 weeks notice. Sadly for Igarashi the win seemed to prove that he was miles away from being at world level as a Super Flyweight and it seems clear he shouldn't be looking at a world title bout any time soon.

The other former world champion was former WBA Super Bantamweight champion Akifumi Shimoda (29-4-2, 12) who out pointed former Japanese Featherweight title challenger Gosuke Seki (16-2-2, 3). For Shimoda this was his first fight in 16 months, following his spectacular KO loss to Marvin Sonsona, and whilst it was a win it's hard to imagine him ever mixing at the top level again.

In the chief supporting bout fans saw the heavy handed Kenichi Ogawa (15-1, 13) score a 6th round KO against Raymond Sermona (17-6-5, 8). Sadly for Sermona this was a second successive stoppage loss and it's hard to see where he goes. As for Ogawa he's now in the mix for a domestic title fight at Super Featherweight.

Another big puncher in action was Yuichi Yokoyama (15-3, 13) who was surprisingly taken the 8 round distance by Genki Horiuchi (5-2-3, 3). Another 8 round bout saw Musashi Suzuki (11-3, 4) take a technical decision over Hideyuki Watanabe (8-7-3, 6), in a bout that was taken the the cards in the 7th round.

On the under-card the unbeaten Teppei Kayanuma (4-0, 2) extended his winning record with a decision win over Kanehiro Nakagawa (2-2, 2) whilst the hard hitting Masato Niikima (3-0, 3) continued his perfect start with a 3rd round KO against Fumihiro Ijima (4-3).

Surabaya, Indonesia
In Indonesia fans had a treat as two of the best local fighters were in action.

Of the two notable Indonesian fighters in action it was Daud Yordan (34-3-0-1, 24) who stood out as he took a very hard earned victory over the tough Maxwell Awuku (40-3-1, 26). Yordan, a former world title challenger, was pushed all the way by his foe from Ghana but a did just enough to convince the judges hat he deserved the decision. With the win Yordan claimed the WBO Africa Lightweight title, some how, and added that belt to his WBO interim Asia Pacific Lightweight belt.

The other Indonesian in action was the heavy handed Defry Palulu (12-1, 11) who easily saw off Kaenpetch Manonprungroj (4-4, 2) in the 3rd round. This was Kaenpetch's third stoppage loss and his third straight defeat.

Cebu, Philippines
In Cebu fans saw the unbeaten Arjan Canillas (11-0-2, 9) continue his unbeaten run as he scored a 5th round KO against former world title challenger Balweg Bangoyan (19-10, 8). Sadly for Bangoyan he is a long way removed from the fighter who once challenged Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC Super Bantamweight title.

Macao, Macao
Fight fans in the growing Asian hub of Macau also got a show. This wasn't as big or as interesting as the Bob Arum shows in the area but did feature some title action and some interesting fighters.

In the only 12 round bout fans saw Filipino hopeful Michael Enriquez (11-3-1, 7) score a 5th round TKO against Indonesian Oscar Raknafa (12-10, 5), who's career has totally fallen apart since his loss to Heri Amol back in July 2013. This was Enriquez's first bout since he was involved in a war with Rex Tso earlier this year and it's fair to say that he's going to be a fun fighter to follow.

In a bout at Super Middleweight fans saw China's Liu Yu (0-2) fail to claim the IBF Youth title as he was stopped in the 9th round by Andrey Kalyuzhnyy (8-1, 6). We're not sure how the IBF sanctioned Yu to fight for the belt considering his record.

Another title bout saw Filipino veteran Jujeath Nagaowa (13-15-1, 8) claim the WIBA International Light Flyweight title with a decision over Luo Yu Jie (3-7, 1).

In an interesting 6 rounder Estoni Autida (8-3, 3) took a decision over Wang Xinghua (11-11-1). Technically this bout was a “majority” decision but with two judges scoring it 59-55 to Autida it's hard to believe this was really a close bout.

In an all debutant bout Wang Jian Zheng (1-0, 1) took a 5th round TKO win against Sagidolla Muhamethali (0-1), in a bout scheduled for 6. Another all debutant match up saw Ye Rong Cheng (1-0) take a well fought 4 round decision against Anthony Waldon (0-1). One other debutant who picked up a loss was Li Le Shan (0-1) who was narrowly out pointed by Gabriel Royo (11-12-2, 8).

Gauteng, South Africa
South African fans got one of the highlights of the weekend as Kazakh prospect Roman Zhailauov (15-0, 9) scored a highlight reel KO against Luyanda Jako (9-10-2, 4). Zhailauov is tipped by some as the future of Kazakh boxing and his KO here showed just how under-rated his power is. Frightening KO and a genuine highlight of he weekend.

California, USA
The most notable Asian fighter in action in the US was former world champion Marvin Sonsona (20-1-1, 15) who narrowly over-came the under-rated Jonathan Arrellano (15-6-2, 3). On paper this looked like a mismatch but Arrellano gave his all and may well feel unlucky not to have had a draw, at the very least.

New York, USA
In New York fans saw Chinese Heavyweight hopeful Zhang Zhilei (4-0, 2) continue his perfect record as he dominated Glenn Thomas (1-4). The scorecards, all of which read 40-33, summed up just how one-sided the bout was. Zhilei, who may have been disappointed not to have scored the stoppage, now needs to take a step up in class rather than wasting time fighting at this level.

Virginia, USA
In Virginia fans saw Uzbek born prospect Zarifbek Nishanbaev (2-0, 2) score his second early victory as he saw off Norman Allen (6-15, 3) in the 3rd round of their bout.


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Saturday was one of the least busy Saturday's this year and yet there was still a lot of action

Carolina, Puerto Rico
The most significant bout to involve an Asian came from Puerto Rico, unfortunately however it didn't turn out like we'd have hope. Sadly what we saw was Filipino fighter Mark Anthony Geraldo (31-5-3, 14) score the most clear cut loss of his career as he was dominated by the talented McJoe Arroyo (16-0, 8). The win for Arroyo should see him securing himself an IBF world title bout against Zolani Tete and in fairness to Geraldo we wouldn't have fancied his chances against the talented South African even if he had won here.

Pontianak, Indonesia
The most interesting show in Asia came from Indonesia where fans got 5 fights, including a very notable main event.

The aforementioned main event saw the popular Daud Cino Yordan (33-3-0-1, 24) return to the ring after a frustrating 12 months of inactivity. Not only did Yordan return to action but he did so in style as he stopped former OPBF Super Featherweight champion Ronald Pontillas (17-7-3, 8) in 5 rounds with a gut breaking body shot. Pontillas, a genuine tough guy, was in absolute agony as the referee gave a full 10 count. The win for Yordan sees him picking up the interim WBO Asia Pacific Lightweight title.

On the under-card fans saw a small upset as Rommy Wassar (11-17-7, 5) out pointed Zun Rindam (11-8-1, 5) over 8 rounds, this was the only mildly surprising result on the entire show.

Of the bouts that went “the expected” way saw Yohannes Yordan (14-2-3, 3) score a 5th round TKO over Rony Mangga Praouw (0-2), who has now been stopped in both of his losses. Another “expected” result saw Ferdinand Unitly (2-0, 1) score an 8 round decision win over Antonius Anton (0-1-1).

The other bout on the card saw Stevanus Nana Bau (1-1, 1) score his first win as he stopped Supriyadi Doyok (0-1) in the second round

New York, USA
Mongolian born US based fighter Bayan Jargal (17-6-3-1, 11) suffered just his second stoppage defeat in 27 bouts as he was taken out in the 9th round by the unbeaten and touted Cletus Seldin (15-0-0-1, 12). This was the second meeting between the two men following a no contest earlier this year, courtesy of a headclash.

Arizona, USA
Fans in Arizona saw the limited Azamat Umarzoda (1-7-2) prove his toughness as he became the first man to go the distance with David Benavidez (7-0, 6).

Queensland, Australia
In Australia fans saw Thai journeyman Pramool Boonpok (1-10-1) continue his bad form as he was shut out by the debuting Luke Travers (1-0). Sadly for Pramool this was his 3rd straight loss. Whilst it's fair to say the Thai has been active, fighting 12 times this year, we do need to question whether or not he should reconsider his career options.