Tokyo, Japan In Tokyo Japanese fans had a bit of a treat with with some matched bouts, at least on paper, and some big name fighters. In one of the two main events fans saw former world champion Akifumi Shimoda (30-4-2, 13) beat Filipino Jerry Nardo (21-7, 11) in 5 rounds. This was one of Shimoda's best performances and he looked sharp from the opening bell. Whilst it's hard to see him winning another world title we really couldn't fault his performance. The other main bout was a total mismatch and saw Yoshihiro Kamegai (26-3-1, 23) make very light work of Nelson Gulpe (8-6, 3) with a 3rd round KO. This bout was a mismatch, there's no two ways about it, however it was Kamegai's return to Japan after 3 bouts in the US. On of the better matched bouts saw Kenya Yamashita (8-1, 5) score a 6th round TKO win against Musashi Suzuki (11-4, 4). Coming into this one Suzuki was ranked by the JBC and Yamashita had lost his previous bout, so this result will shake up the domestic rankings. Another bout that looked good on paper saw Junki Sasaki (14-3, 5) take a shut out win against Yuki Ozawa (10-5, 2). This one looked good on paper but proved to be one-sided. Another 8 rounder on this card saw the promising Masaru Sueyoshi (10-1, 6) take a clear win over Roman Canto (10-8-2, 5), with Filipino visitor Canto doing enough to survive but failing to win a round. On the under-card Ryota Toyoshima (3-1-1, 2) defeated Kazumichi Ishizawa (3-6, 1) with a near shut out over 4 rounds whilst the debuting Yamato Hata (1-0,1) stopped Thailand's Muangpol NP Boxing Gym (0-1) in the second round. Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand In the main event fans saw the talented Paipharob Kokietgym (31-0, 24) continue staying active with a 2nd round win against out-matched Filipino Jopher Marayan (7-8-2, 3) in a bout that saw Paipharob retain his PABA Light Flyweight title. Also on this card fans saw former world champion Kompayak Porpramook (54-5, 38) continue his career with a 4th round TKO win over Indonesian journeyman Ichal Tobida (12-17, 8). Although not the fighter he once was Kompayak still has far too much for fighters like Tobida. Also on this card fans saw the unbeaten Manachai Banchamek (8-0-1, 6) extend his perfect record with a decision win against Boonmieng Laos PDR (0-1). California, USA In the US fans saw popular Filipino Mercito Gesta (29-1-2-1, 16) claim a narrow run over Miguel Angel Mendoza (22-7-2, 21). Gesta was dropped early in the fight and was said to have been fortunate to get the decision here. New South Wales, Australia In Australia fans had a chance to see a number of Thai's in action, sadly however it wasn't a good day for them. The most notable of those Thai's was former world champion Denkaosan Kaovichit (63-6-1, 26) who was stopped in 5 rounds by the fast rising TJ Doheny (13-0, 9), who has seemingly shown that he's heading to bigger and better things than a PABA title, one of which he defended here. Another was Mongkolchai Lookmuangkanch (12-5, 7) who was stopped by another former world champion, Vic Darchinyan (41-8-1, 30) in just 2 rounds. Despite the fact Darchinyan was 39 this always seemed like a serious mismatch. Another man who picked up a loss was Denkamon Pakdee Gym (22-7, 13) who was stopped by Olympian Cameron Hammond (14-0, 8). Interestingly this result was originally reported wrong in what would have been a huge upset. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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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. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) This past Saturday wasn't a busy day though their was some notable action involving Asian fighters. Bristol, United Kingdom The most notable bout involving an Asian fighter came in England where fans saw Japan's Ryosuke Iwasa (19-2, 13) fall short in hist attempt to become the first Japanese fighter to claim a world title in Europe. The talented “Eagle Eye” was out boxed early on by the tricky Lee Haskins (32-3, 14) before being stopped in the 6th by the Englishman who dropped Iwasa with the best shot he will ever connect with. A follow up attack by Haskins saw the English stop Iwasa to claim the IBF interim Bantamweight title. Thailand As for action in Asia there was a show in Thailand on Channel 3. One of the big names in action was former Light Flyweight world champion Kompayak Porpramook (52-5, 37) who stopped Indonesian journeyman Domi Nenokeba (11-23-1, 7) in the 3rd round. The ending highly anti-climatic with Nenokeba looking happy for a way out of the bout. This was Kompayak's second bout in the space of just 6 weeks after spending more than a year out of the ring. There was also a former world title challenger on this card Samartlek Kokietgym (21-5, 6) who easily defeated novice Fahpratan Kwanjaisrikot (0-2). Fahpratan, to his credit, tried to fight off his more experienced foe but Samartlek wouldn't be denied and eventually Smartlek wore away his foe who was stopped with a sweeping 2-punch combination. Another notable bout on this card saw the unbeaten Norasing Kokietgym (16-0-1, 12) take a 9th round retirement win over Indonesian fighter Tommy Seran (24-6, 15), who stayed in his corner at the start of round 9. Queensland, Australia In Australia things were very disappointing for female fighter Rienthong Rongrien Kila Korat (0-2) who was blasted out in just 106 seconds by former world title challenger Shannon O'Connell (11-3, 6). Rienthong was dropped twice with the referee waving off the bout after the second knock down. (Image courtesy of boxingscene.com) Thailand The most notable action this past Tuesday came from Thailand where fans saw a number of really notable fighters in action. One of those notable men in action was Kompayak Porpramook (51-5, 36) who made very light work of an “unknown” foe. This was Kompayak's first bout since his sensational bout with Koki Eto back in 2013 and although he was facing a limited foe it was still great to see him back in the ring. Another notable fighters in action was former WBA Super Flyweight champion Tepparith Kokietgym (29-3, 18) who easily beat Indonesian visitor Hendrik Barongsay (28-22-3, 18). As with Kompyaka it is nice to see a former top Thai continuing their career and third was Tepparith's 3rd bout of the year so far after spending 51 weeks out of the ring. A third bout of note here featured former WBA interim Minimumweight champion Paipharob Kokietgym (29-0, 22) who easily beat Indonesian Stevanus Nana Bau (2-4-1, 2)*. Paipharob is known to be targeting a world title fight at 108lbs and this bout seemed to be focused on staying busy as opposed to really forwarding his career. This card featured one other bout but we're unsure on the names of either man involved. Tokyo, Japan There was also a small card in Japan. In the main event fans saw recent Japanese Bantamweight title challenger Tatsuya Takahashi (19-6-4, 14) fight to an 8 round split decision draw with the tough Ken Achiwa (9-11-4, 3). Takashi, who caught our attention last year in a thriller with Kentaro Masuda, wasn't able to shine here in a genuinely shocking result. It was however the only real shock on the card. In the chief support bout Yasuhiro Okawa (14-11-3, 5) saw off Indonesian foe Maxi Nahak (3-10-2, 1), with an 8th round TKO. This was Nahak's 6th stoppage defeat and his first bout outside of homeland however the fact he got stopped in the 8th says more about Okawa's lack of power than Nahak's toughness. Another of the main supporting bouts went the distance as Masashi Noguchi (8-5-1, 4) took a competitive decision win over Keisuke Okta (9-8, 2) in a bout that was as competitive as we'd have expected, due to the limitations of the two men involved. The middle portion of this card hard a pair of 6 rounders. One of those saw Toshizane Kinoda (5-1, 1) take a clear decision over the limited Tetsuya Koyama (5-7, 2). The other saw the heavy handed but flawed Hiroki Okubo (5-5, 4) take a rare decision win over Kosuke Hakamata (3-11-2). The under-card had a trio of low level bouts, all of which ended early. The first of those ended at the end of the opening rounds as Ikki Fukutome (1-0, 1) stopped Takuya Numasawa (0-1) in an all debutant bout. Another debutant picking up a win was Norichika Kozu (1-0, 1) who stopped Nao Hirahara (1-1, 1) in the 2nd round. The third of the under-card bouts saw Yuya Nemoto (3-4, 1) take out Daiju Kogo (0-1) in the third round. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) |
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