Bangkok, Thailand
The first of Thursday action came from Bangkok and was shown on Thai TV as the Tor Buamas stable of fighters had a successful outing.

The main event, a real mismatch, saw veteran Samson Tor Bumas (36-3, 18) dispatch of Filipino visitor Lady Love Sampiton (2-4, 1) in just 88 seconds. The bout, for a WIBA title, left us wondering why WIBA had sanctioned it given that Sampiton had done nothing to earn herself a shot at any title. For Samson she really needs to start looking at bigger and better bouts.

Another female bout saw Hongfah Tor Buamas (19-5, 2) take a decision win over Julia Corigan (0-1) in what was Hongfah's second bout of the year. Sadly the Thai's lack of power does seem likely to hold her back but the 21 year old will likely find herself in some sort of big match up in the coming years.

As well as the two female bouts there was also a trio of male bouts. One of those saw promising 24 year old Lucky Tor Buamas (5-0, 5) take a 3rd round KO win against the win-less Petchmai Sor Praithong (0-4). Another unbeaten fighter picking up a win here was Kaewfah Tor Buamas (19-0-2, 13) who defeated veteran Rick Paciones (6-20-2, 3) in the 3rd round. The male member of the Tor Buamas stable to pick up a win was Pharanpetch Tor Buamas (16-0, 12) who defeated the tough but limited Joel Kwong (1-9, 1), who was stopped for just the second time.

Tokyo, Japan
In Japan there was a small show which featured some domestically ranked fighters in some bouts that mattered on the domestic scene, even if they didn't really catch the attention of international fight fans.

The main event of the show saw former Japanese title challenger Tatsuya Takahashi (20-6-4, 15) score a 4th round TKO win over Kenta Toi (4-6, 1). On paper this looked like a total mismatch, especially given that Takahashi had given Kentaro Masuda hell in a Japanese title fight last year, on boxrec however these two were closely ranked and the win will give Takahashi a noteworthy boost in their rankings, possibly pushing him into the top 100.

Another former Japanese title challenger on this card was Heavyweight veteran Kotatsu Takehara (12-11-3, 6) who took a 4th round TKO win against South Korean Ki-Nam Kim (4-8-3, 2). The 36 year old Takehara has now scored back-to-back wins following stoppages losses to Kyotaro Fujimoto and Nobuhiro Ishida, and will be looking for the JBC to allow him to continue his career, despite reaching the age in which fighters are usually retired by the JBC.

A third of the notable bouts on this card also ended in the 4th round as Kazuaki Moriya (12-7, 2) surprisingly stopped Mikiya Ishikawa (9-7, 1). Moriya had entered this bout on a run of 4 losses though showed that his form was more down to the level he had been fighting at than his own ability and this win will certainly boost his floundering career.

Another of the main bouts that failed to go the distance ended in a small upset as Keigo Soma (7-11-1, 4) took a 5th round TKO win against Atsushi Hosogai (7-9). Coming into the bout Soma had won just one of his last 6 bouts thought showed there was plenty left in the take with the win here. Sadly for Hosogai his career is now floundering.

The only scheduled 8 rounder to go the distance saw Kinshiro Usui (23-4, 10) take a split decision over Kota Sato (10-7-2, 5). Usui who has mixed at a high level, will move towards a title fight after this win, though will need at least another couple of solid wins before getting a shot domestically. It was however a solid win for the 35 year old who really is battling against time.

To open this card fans had a trio of 4 rounders. The shortest of those saw Shuhei Hamano (1-3, 1) score his first career victory with a 53 second blow out over Hitachitaro Mito (1-2), another early win saw the debuting Kiyokazu Kanagae (1-0, 1) score a 3rd round win over Shohei Koizumi (0-1). The only under-card bout that went the distance saw Tatsuya Mastumoto (2-2) take a unanimous decision over Naoki Uebayashi (1-2).

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.

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Tokyo, Japan
This past Monday wasn't a big day in the world of Asian boxing but there was a small Japanese card featuring a former Japanese title challenger alongside a number of competitive looking match ups.

The main event saw "Zombie" Tatsuya Takahashi (19-6-3, 14) blow away Thailand's Nichaeo Chaitonggym (0-3) in just the 2nd round of their meeting. The bout was a massive mismatch in favoure of the Japanese fighter though he had taken part in an all out war late last year against Japanese Bantamweight champion Kentaro Masuda so we have real complaint with him having a relatively easy confidence builder here.

Below the main fight there was a trio of 6 rounders. The only stoppage came in surprising fashion as Keisuke Ota (9-7, 2) stopped Yuzo Mitani (5-5, 2) in the 3rd round and recorded only his 2nd stoppage win, it was however Mitani's 5th stoppage loss.

The other 6 rounders were more competitive with Mikiya Ishikawa (9-6, 1) claiming a split decision against Takahiro Kinoshita (5-4-2, 2) in a very competitive match up. The other 6 rounder resulted in a win for Yoshiyuki Suzuki (5-7-5, 1) claim a close decision over Kazuki Kobayashi (4-8).

The most evenly fought bout came in a 4 rounder as Toshiro Tarumi (1-0-3, 1) maintained his unbeaten record with a majority draw against Sosuke Sakata (2-2-1, 1). The Sakata/Tarumi bout was the only competitive bout from the trio of 4 rounders which also saw Byodin Tokuoka (3-0, 2) stop Takuya Kihashi (1-2) in the 4th round whilst the debuting Keitaro Fukuda (1-0, 1) blew away fellow debutant Satoru Komatsu (0-1)

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Tokyo, Japan
On Monday Japanese fans got a real treat as they had an unexpected war and the chance to see one of the heaviest handed fighters in the country as well as 4 interesting under-card bouts.

The star bout was, with out a doubt, the main event which saw Japanese Bantamweight champion Kentaro Masuda (21-6, 11) enjoy a real fight with tough challenger Tatsuya Takahashi (18-6-3, 13). Takashi showed his technical limitations repeatedly though seems to possess one of the best chins in the sport as he repeatedly took huge shots from Masuda without blinking. Masuda ran out to a clear lead on the cards but in the later rounds Takahashi began to get the better of things with the champion looking ragged and tired in the final rounds and the challenger really came on strong. For Masuda, who won a clear but very hard fought decision, this was the second defense of his title, for Takahashi however he certainly made a lot of fans with his guts, courage and never say die attitude.

The chief support bout also saw a champion in action as OPBF Light Welterweight champion Keita Obara (13-1, 12) tested the waters at Welterweight and over-came Filipino Rodel Wenceslao (8-10-1, 2) in what was little more than a stay busy fight. Obara, pictured opposite, did as he pleased with the Filipino who was game but out muscled. The power of Obara took it's toll on the Filipino who was stopped due to cuts which appeared to be getting worse every time Obara landed on him.

As well as the top bouts there was also some genuine talent on the under-card. One of those bouts saw Dai Iwai (16-3-1, 5) fighting to a technical decision win over the heavy handed Takumi Koyama (9-3-1, 7). Another of the 8 rounds saw Yosuke Kawano (8-4-1, 3) taking a very narrow win over Minoru Matsuo (6-4, 3) in a split decision that could easily have gone the other way. The remaining 8 round bout saw the once beaten Hiroaki Teshigawara (9-1-1, 4) score a clear win over the light punching Gaku Aikawa (6-3-1, 1).

The only 6 round bout on the card saw Naoya Okamoto (8-4, 4) take a 5th round technical decision over Naoto Fujimoto (7-4-1, 4).

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