This past Saturday was a ridiculously busy day with numerous great fights. With so much action it has taken us a while to get our results up, and even now we awaiting results from 2 other cards. Hopefully we'll be able to add those soon. Osaka, Japan The first Asian show of the day was in Osaka where we had a female world title double header. The most notable of those world title bouts saw WBO Atomweight champion Nao Ikeyama (15-3-1, 4) score the first defence of her title. The 45 year old defending champion managed to out work and out point the younger Masae Akitaya (9-5-2, 3) in what was a stirring effort from the champion and the sort of bout that shows that age isn't a defining factor in how good a fighter is. Ikeyama may have the face of a 45 year old battler but she has the energy reserves of someone half her age and she showed it in scintillating fashion here. The other world title fight on this same show saw Japan's Kumiko Seeser Ikehara (6-1-1, 3) claim the WBO female Minimumweight title with a split decision win over Filipino foe Gretchen Abaniel (15-6, 6). Although the scorecards were all over Ikehara was the deserving winner and she seemed the stronger fighter through out. Sadly this title was vacant following Mako Yamada's retirement and in fairness to Yamada she would likely have beaten both Ikehara and Abaniel with out any issues, it's just a shame she retired following her excellent victory over Su Yun Hong. A third notable female bout on this show ended with a little surprise as Tamao Ozawa (7-2, 2) claimed a split decision over Kai Johnson (5-6-3, 2). The records may not suggest this was a surprise but Johnson had come into this bout following stoppage wins over Tomomi Takano, in June, and Ozawa in March. For Ozawa this was revenge for one of her losses and by far her biggest win to date. Down the card there was another female bout as Aiko Yamagishi (4-0-1, 2) stopped Chie Higano (3-1) in 2 rounds. The other bout on the bottom of the card saw debutants taking wins as Yusuke Hiranuma (1-0) out pointed Hiroshi Takagi (2-4) over the 4 round distance Shoshi Nakamura (1-0, 1) stopped Terumi Aoi (0-2) part way through round 4. Jakarta, Indonesia In Indonesia there was 2 televised bouts, sadly both of them slipped under our radar. The under-card bout saw Marten Kisamlu (3-2, 1) score a 4th round TKO over the frankly hopeless Safwan Lombok (1-26-1). For Lombok this was his 24th successive bout with out a win and you need to go all the way back to 2008 to find his sole win, a split decision over Ichal Tobida. The main event on this card saw Erick Deztroyer (5-2) claim the interim Indonesian Boxing Association Super Bantamweight title after he won a very close 12 round split decision win against Gusti Elnino (1-5). From the score-cards it appears to have been one of those that could have gone either way though the only thing for sure is that neither of these guys is going to go far, at best they will be used as journeymen in Thailand, the Philippines and Japan. Arizona, USA In the US fans were treat to a fantastic performance of counter-puncher from talented Russian prospect Konstantin Ponomarev (25-0, 12) who looked very promising as he out pointed Mexican veteran Cosme Rivera (37-19-3-1, 25). At just 21 years old it does look like Ponomarev may not have natural power needed to progress to the top, though he is still not a fully matured fighter and hopefully that power will come as he becomes a man. With speed, an exciting style and a clear ability there is a lot of hope that Ponomarev will go all the way and we have our fingers tightly crossed that he will manage to become the star that his team expect him to be. Baja California, Mexico Last, but not least, was a thriller in Mexico as Terdsak Kokietgym (53-5-1, 33) went toe-to-toe and exchanged multiple knock downs with Mexico's very own Orlando Salido (42-12-2-1, 29). Unfortunately for Terdsak he was on the end of the biggest knockdown that came in round 11 and forced the referee to immediately stop the bout, it was the 7th knockdown of the bout and ended a see-saw battle in style. If you enjoy violence and thrilling action this one is for you, despite a very poor performance from referee Eddie Claudio who was easily the worst thing about the bout. Cebu, Philippines In the Philippines there were a number of bouts in Cebu. The highest profile fighter in action here was fringe Super Featherweight contender Adones Aguelo (22-10-2, 14) who made light work of the over-matched Bonnie Makiling (5-7, 4). Whilst we wouldn't describe Aguelo as a future world champion he has shown himself as a very competitive fighter with solid performances against some of the best in Mexico such as Sergio Thompson. In one of the chief support bouts fans saw the unbeaten Ardie Boyose (12-0-1, 8) continue his winning ways with a decision over the incredibly tough Jaime Barcelona (38-56-1, 10). Although Boyose is a big puncher credit needs to go to Barcelona who has managed to go 95 bouts over 17 years with only 5 stoppage losses. Another 8 round decision saw the much touted Neil John Tabanao (9-0, 6) being taken the distance by Jo-as Apericio (11-13,8). For the 20 year old Tabanao this was his second successive decision win and will have helped him develop more than blow away victories. One stoppage that came in the bouts scheduled for 8 rounds saw the criminally under-rated Gerpaul Valero (18-15-3, 12) stopping the so-so Arlon Batingal (7-9, 4) in 3 rounds. The 23 year old Valero has one of the ultimate "misleading records" and has turned his career around remarkably in the last 4 years, a real battler and credit to hard work, hopefully that hard work will, one day, pay off in a big pay day. The only other result from this show that we know the result for saw Joey Canoy (7-0-1, 3) retaining his unbeaten record in a battle of unbeaten men as he over-came Ryan Bajala (3-1, 1) with a 6 round decision,. Castilla-La Mancha, Spain In Spain there was another Thai in action as the experienced Kiatchai Singwancha (35-12, 24) scored a 4th round KO against the fragile Ivan Martinez (29-5, 23). (Image courtesy of Thairec.com)
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Amagasa retains OPBF belt, Johnson upsets Takano whilst Sanpei and Maekawa remain unbeaten6/24/2014 Tokyo, Japan For the second successive day Japan fans had notable action at the Korakuen Hall. Whilst yesterday's show was mostly about the Japanese Featherweight title today was about the OPBF Featherweight title, as defending champion Hisashi Amagasa (27-4-2, 18) took on Thailand's Maxsaisai Sithsaithong (14-5, 3). Unsurprisingly the defending champion made relatively light work of his smaller, less skilled, less powerful opponent who was stopped in round 8 when Amagasa began hammering home with power shots and forced the referee to save the Thai. Whilst Amagasa was certainly the main event fighter he wasn't the fighter who got the most attention going in to the show, that honour was instead bestowed on Tomomi Takano (5-1, 4) who stole the show at the weigh in, as seen in the video below. Unfortunately for the stunningly attractive Takano her looks and pre-fight antics weren't enough to defeat the more determined and more experience Kai Johnson (5-5-3, 2) who wore down Takano and stopped her in the 5th round to inflict the first loss on to Takano. Takano was was one of a trio of notable unbeaten fighters going in to the show, she wasn't the only one to lose but not the only one given a tough time. Another given a very hard fight was Ryuto Maekawa (9-0, 5) who narrowly over-came Takushige Sato (5-5-1, 2) by winning a 6 round majority decision. Aged 18 we understand that Maekawa is a youngster though he's also an experienced one having made his debut more than 3 years ago in Thailand. Whilst he's now 5-0 in Japan he has struggled against Japanese opponents and he's certainly not as good as his record suggests he is. The other unbeaten fighter was Kazuma Sanpei (11-0, 4) who maintained his unbeaten record in an 8 round unanimous decision that saw him only just out pointing Jun Hamana (9-2, 3). The loss for Hamana ended a 5 fight winning streak though his performance did suggest that both he and Sanpei will be worth following over the next few years. The Sanpei/Hamana fight was one of two contests that were scheduled for 8 rounds, in fact it was one of two hotly contest 8 round affairs with the other resulting in a draw between the experienced Mikihito Seto (34-11-3, 18) and Takenori Ohashi (11-3-1, 7). The bout was really close and fairly scored a draw which will be a disappointment to both, but was a fair result. In the show's opening bout fans saw another well contested contest as the debuting Masamine Oyama (1-0) narrowly over-came fellow debutant Kohei Hasegawa (0-1) in a 4 round contest. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp, video courtesy of Kyoei Boxing) |
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