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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Although there wasn't many major fights this past Friday there was still plenty of action with shows in Thailand, Japan and Australia Phattalung province, Thailand The main event of the Thai show saw the exciting and always fun to watch Rusalee Samor (24-5-2, 11) successfully defending his IBF Asia Super Flyweight title with a 4th round TKO over Indonesian veteran Ricky Manufoe (23-21-2, 10). For Samor this was the first defence of the belt and his 4th straight win since suffering a highly debatable loss to Rex Tso in Macau last July as for Manufoe this was his 15th loss in Thailand. The show featured two other bouts alongside the main event. One of those bouts saw the world ranked, IBF #10 Light Welterweight, Patomsuk Pathompothong (28-2-1, 18) over come the very over-matched Geisler AP (5-3, 3). Geisler has now lost, by stoppage, every time he has fought outside of his native Indonesia and it's fair to say his rumoured 20-0 amateur record was against incredibly poor domestic opponents. In the only other bout on the show we saw yet another Indonesian lose as Domi Nenokeba (11-18-1, 7) was beaten on points by Thailand's very own Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (24-3, 15). For Fahlan this was his first bout since he was clearly out pointed by Takuma Inoue earlier this year and whilst the win here won't have undone the damage of that loss it will still have helped the Thai youngster rebuild his confidence. Western Australia, Australia Whilst Thai's were successful at home they didn't fare very well away from home and in fact two Thai's were beaten, in quick fashion, in Australia. One of those was Baikon Lokromklao (1-3), who was stopped in a round by the debuting Shane Carroll (1-0, 1). The other was female debutant Wiilaiwan Namuanghchan (0-1) who lasted just 109 seconds before being stopped on the 3 knockdown rule by Louisa Hawton (2-0, 1) Tokyo, Japan One of the two Japanese shows was at the Korakuen Hall as the Rookie of the Year East continued. This show featured 11 bouts in total with numerous novices in action, the most notable of whom was Andy Hiraoka (4-0, 2) who managed to take a 4 round decision over Yoshihito Takahashi (2-2, 2) in a Lightweight bout. We've been told to keep close eyes on Hiraoka and hopefully we'll not feel let down later this year. Hiraoka was one of 6 unbeaten men in action on the show. One of the others was Yasuki Katagiri (3-0, 2) who defeated Katsuya Abe (2-4), also by a 4 round decision. Another man to win a decision to retain his unbeaten record was Ken Kodama (3-0-1, 1) who defeated Yuya Kinjo (3-5). Another of the unbeaten men was Yugo Ueda (3-0, 2) who defeated Kazuto Nakane (2-2, 2) inside a round. Like Ueda fans also saw Shinjiro Kawada (2-0, 2) scoring an opening round KO as he swiftly despatched Takahiro Onjuku (2-3, 1). The only man who lost his unbeaten record on this show was Masaharu Hanaka (3-1-1, 2) who was stopped in the 4th round by Shunsuke Fukushima (2-3-2, 2). A number of the other bouts also went the distance. These included a 4 round unanimous decision victory for Asahi Hatsumi (3-1, 1) who defeated Keisuke Kanazawa (2-3, 1), another unanimous decision saw Hokuto Sakata (4-3-1, 2) over-come the hard hitting Tatsuo Sakamoto (3-2-1, 3). In a split decision Daiki Yoshimatsu (5-2, 1) over came the amazingly named Wildboar Ueda (3-4, 2) whilst another split decision saw Kenji Ono (4-1, 2) defeat Naoyuki Tsukada (3-2-1, 2). The only other result from the same show saw Hisao Narita (6-1, 4) stopping Akira Naganuma (2-3, 1) in the second round. Osaka, Japan The other Japanese show was in Osaka with the main event being a bout between former world title challenger Masae Akitaya (9-4-2, 2) and win-less Thai Yokfah Krungthepthonburi (0-6). Akitaya used her experience to out point her win-less foe though didn't look nearly ready for another world title bout, then again she was of course returning to the ring for the first time in well over a year and no one would have expected her to be fighting at her sharpest. Akitaya wasn't the only female on the card as Shione Ogata (2-5) managed to claim a rare win over-coming the debuting Ayako Inamori (0-1) in what was 1 of 7 bouts scheduled for 4 rounds. Only 2 of the shows 8 total bouts failed to go the distance. These included an opening round blast out for Kento Osumi (1-0, 1) who over-came Masaru Hasegawa (0-2) and a second round victory for Daijiro Yuki (2-0, 1) who managed to beat Kengo Kamaya (2-2, 2). The most competitive of the contests saw Tenta Kiyose (1-1-1) battle to a draw with Noboru Osato (2-2-3, 1) in a majority decision draw, it was the only genuinely competitive bout on the show which saw 3 other Unanimous decisions. These included a victory for Takashi Abe (2-1-1) who over came Takashi Okura (2-3, 1), a victory for the unbeaten Takeru Kamikubo (3-0, 1) who beat Yuki Sueyoshi (1-2) and a debut win for Naoki Okamura (1-0) who was victorious over Masanari Iwane (1-5). (Image, or Samor, courtesy of boxrec.com) |
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