Hyogo, Japan The most significant of the action in Asia this past Sunday came from Japan where Senrima Kobe Promotions put on a small, yet controversial card. The controversy of the show came from the main event which saw former world title challenger Teiru Kinoshita (22-1-1, 5) claim a split decision over Cyborg Nawatedani (9-3-1, 4). On paper it looked like an “easy” win for Kinoshita but the reality was that he was out worked, out punched and seemingly beaten. Sadly for Nawatedani he was denied, what appeared to be a clear win, by the judges who gave Kinoshita the victory by 8 round split decision. Although we know bad decisions happen world wide this was the first Japanese result that we've been sent fan comments of real anger about and it seems very clear that the bout has left a very sour taste in the mouths of various fans. In the co-feature the unheralded Ken Osato (6-1-1, 3) held former Japanese title challenger Kento Matsushita (33-9-7, 13) to an 8 round majority draw. Although it's hard to predict where the 21 year old Osato will go in the future this was, by far, the best result of his career so far. In one of the 3 bouts scheduled for 6 rounds fans saw Shachihoko Dragons Keita (5-4-1, 1) take a clear decision win over Yuya Nakazato (5-12, 5). Keita's career has had mixed success in recent times though this win is his first in 4 bouts. As for Nakazato this was an 8th straight loss, and we now need to go back to 2009 for his last win. In a minor upset Satoshi Momota (10-10, 4) claimed a competitive decision win over Tom Yankun Tsukamoto (6-5-1, 2) to level off his record. This result saw Momota end a 3 fight losing streak whilst Tsukamoto ended a 2 fight winning run. The remaining 6 rounder saw 20 year old hopeful Hikaru Matsuoka (9-3-3, 1) claim a clear decision victory over Monkey Shuhei (5-6-1, 2). For Matsuoka this win ended a 2 fight losing streak whilst Shuhei has now suffered a trio of defeats and is win-less in the last 6 bouts. The only 4 rounder on the card saw the promising Kento Haraguchi (2-0) take a decision win over Yuki Sueyoshi (1-4, 1). We've got to admit that from the footage of the bout we are actually quite excited about Haraguchi who looks to be genuinely worth following. Cebu, Philippines As well as the Japanese card there was also one in the Philippines. The main event here saw the exciting Ardie Boyose (16-0-2, 12) score a 2nd round TKO win against Phil Angcamor (13-24-3, 7). We're hoping to see the 20 year old Boyose take a step up next time out as he really does seem to have a lot of promise, sadly however we're expecting to see him in another low level bout. Another prospect who scored a KO on this card was 22 year old Joey Canoy (10-1-1, 4) who took out experienced journeyman Rodel Tejares (20-35-6, 5) in the 8th round. Tejares was a late replacement coming in to this bout, replacing Jerry Tomogdan who had beaten Canoy earlier this year. Whilst Canoy wasn't able to avenge his defeat he will still be looking to get a rematch with Tomogdan down the line. A third stoppage win saw Elias Joaquino (6-0-1, 4) score an opening round blow out against Marlou Talili (5-12, 2). The under-card here featured a couple of 6 rounders. In the more competitive of those bouts Melmark Dignos (4-1) claimed a split decision win over Ponciano Remandiman (2-3-1, 1). The other 6 rounder saw the unbeaten Junrel Jimenez (2-0) take a very clear win over Roga Libres (3-7), who was dropped in round 4. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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This past Sunday wasn't a great day for boxing in Asia. There was two shows in Japan but neither really consisted of anything substantial, in stead they were mostly mismatches and neither will be remembered for anything great happening on them, unfortunately. Hyogo, Japanese One of those two shows came from Hyogo where fans had the chance to see a small but notable show with a former world title contender and a former multi-time Japanese title contender. The show however lacked in terms of competitive action. The main event saw Teiru Kinoshita (21-1-1, 5) easily defeat Thai visitor Nongbeer Sor Bangkru (0-6) in the 4th round of their scheduled 8 rounder. Kinoshita is a former Japanese Super Flyweight champion though is best known for coming up short against talented South African Zolani Tete last year in an IBF world title bout. Since that loss he has scored back-to-back stoppages and seems to be intent on fighting for a world title again, somewhere down the line. In another mismatch at the top of the card fans saw Kazuya Murata (11-4, 5) easily get rid of Rangrot Saknarong (0-1) in round 3. This was Murata's 6th straight win and it seems like it's time for him to step up the competition. Strangely he's failed to really build on the success of his 2013 victory over Futoshi Usami, who fought for an OPBF title at the end of last year. An other mismatch saw former Japanese and OPBF title challenger Kenichi Horikawa (28-13-1, 5) over-come compatriot Munehito Kijima (6-7-1) in the 4th round. The 35 year old Horikawa has been in with a who's who of Asian boxing though has never managed to “win the big”. Despite losses to Ryuji Hara, Yu Kimura, Akira Yaegashi and Florante Condes he's always given his all and we wouldn't be shocked to see him get one more big fight before his career is over. On the undercard we had another early finish as Hiroyuki Takahara (2-0, 1) easily over-came Kyohei Okutani (4-3, 3) in the second round. We did however have some competitive action on this part of the card with the debuting Kosuke Nakamura (1-0) narrowly out pointing Toshio Tamura (1-2, 1) whilst Ryoki Hirai (4-3-1, 1) widely out pointed Shota Fujii (1-11), who has now lost 8 straight. Okinawa, Japan The other Japanese show came from Okinawa where we against mismatches at the top of the card with people capable of winning title fighting against mismatches Thai opposition. In one of the main bouts we saw former OPBF Super Featherweight title hope Masatoshi Kotani (16-2, 12) easily see off Non Sithsaithong (12-8, 7). The Thai began his career 11-3 though has now gone 1-5 in his last 6 with with stoppage loses becoming a frequent thing for the 20 year old. We hope Kotani faces stiffer competition next time out and we also hope that if Non is to continue his career he takes on some safer fights before he ends up being badly hurt. Another mismatch saw former Japanese Super Flyweight title challenger Go Onaga (24-2-2, 17) see off the horrible matched Saengkeng Saknarong (0-2) in 3 rounds. After the fight Onaga suggested he'd be willing to travel for a world title fight, hinting that perhaps a deal is done with IBF champion Zolani Tete. A third bout scheduled for 8 saw Japanese based Filipino Dado Cabintoy (15-4-2, 8) score a 3rd round TKO against Prayoot Saknarong (0-3). This was Cabintoy's 5th straight win though those numbers look less impressive when you consider this was the third win-less for in that run and and his last 6 wins have come against foes with a combined record of 9-21-1. The only competitive bout on the card was the sole 6 rounder which saw Yusuke Iju (6-4-2, 3) battle to a majority draw with Yoshiki Kawamura (4-6-2, 3). Two of the judges had this a draw, with scores of 57-57 and 58-58, whilst the dissenting judge had Kawamura a wide winner with a card of 59-55. The under-card bouts all ended in stoppages and in fact the 4 bouts went just a combined 11 rounds. The shortest of those lasted just 33 seconds as Nobuhiro Oshiro (2-0-1, 2) blew away Hiroki Arimura (0-1) to extend his unbeaten run to 3. It took less than a round for Taiyo Inoue (3-1, 2) to dispose of Kaiki Oshiro (0-2) in another bout that proved to be a mismatch. A competitive match up on paper saw Shuhei Nishino (1-2, 1) score his first career win as he stopped Kento Iha (0-2) in round 3 of their bout whilst debutant Hikaru Kawae (1-0, 1) scored a 4th round TKO win over Hirokazu Nakasone (1-4, 1). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Hyogo, Japan Earlier this year we saw Japanese Super Flyweight Teiru Kinoshita (20-1-1, 4) find out the difference between being the top of the Japanese domestic scene and what it was like to compete at world class. The 28 year old southpaw was "exposed" in some ways when he fought for the IBF Super Flyweight title and came up very short against Zolani Tete. This weekend however he returned to action and scored a 2nd round out win as he began the road to redemption. Sadly for those in attendance however that win came over the frankly hapless Thai visitor Brukluk Kor Narong Service (0-3), who had previously been stopped in Japan by Taiki Eto, inside a round, and Sho Ishida, in 2 rounds. Having mentioned Eto and Ishida it's likely that those two will be on Kinoshita's radar for 2015. Whilst Kinoshita was the main event his bout was 1 of 4 separate 8 rounders. The most competitive of those 8 round bouts saw Kazuhiro Nishitani (14-2-1, 7) being unexpectedly held to a 6 round draw by Yushi Fujita (6-6-4, 1). Another of those 8 rounders, and possibly the one that looked the best on paper, saw Kazuya Murata (10-4, 4) score a 6th round TKO over Kazuyasu Okamoto (9-4, 3). The remaining 8 rounder was a mismatch as the experience Mento Matsushita (33-9-6, 13) took out debutant Bank TJ Gym (0-1) of Thailand. The sole 6 round bout saw Munehito Kijima (6-6-1) level off his record with a narrow win over Tatsuya Sakamoto (4-6, 1). Fans got a pair of 4 rounders on this under-card. One of those saw Giraffe Kirin Kanda (3-1, 2) score a 2nd round TKO over the limited Keigo Yokoyama (1-2-1) whilst the other ended in a minor upset as Shota Nakashiam (3-1) out pointed the previously unbeaten Nobuya Nakazawa (2-1, 2). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Not every day is a great day for Asian boxing and it's fair to say this past Friday wasn't a great one with more lows than highs, despite some interesting action all over the word
Kobe, Japan The most significant of the shows came at the Portopia Hotel in Kobe. The venue, making it's professional boxing debut, looked stunning though sadly couldn't help Japan's Teiru Kinoshita (19-1-1, 3) over-come South African puncher Zolani Tete (19-3, 16) in a bout for the IBF Super Flyweight title. Kinoshita did impress, in some ways, with his toughness but that was the about all the positives he could take out of the bout that he clearly lost. The fight, Kinoshita's first world title bout, could well be his last and we'd not be shocked if he fell back to Japanese domestic level following this loss. In the chief support bout to Kinoshita's contest fans got to see a rematch between Shinichiro Morikawa (16-4-1, 11) and Ryota Kihara (6-9-4, 5). The two men fought last year with Morikawa taking a close decision over 8 rounds. This time around the judges weren't needed as Morikawa saw off Kihara in just 4 rounds as he dominated his limited foe. A third bout of note on this same card saw Jonathan Baat (26-5-3, 12) dominate Yubon Kanayama (10-5, 3) to inflict Kanayama's 5th loss in 8 bouts. For Baat this was a bounce back victory follow a loss last time out to Qiu Xiao Jun, in what was a third bout between the two men. Lower down the card Naoki Yamamoto (5-7-2, 3) managed to out point Ryoki Hirai (3-2-1, 1) over 4 rounds in a very competitive contest. Another 4 rounder saw Hayato Shimosakoda (1-1) take a decision over Yosuke Goto (1-5) whilst the hard hitting Takuya Hashimoto (4-4, 4) upset Masashi Wakita (4-2, 2) with a 2nd round KO. Tokyo, Japan A second card in Japan took place at the Korakuen Hall. Although the supposed main bout, a Japanese Super Bantamweight bout between Hidenori Otake and Daisuke Furuhashi, was cancelled the card it's self went on with some interesting contests. After the main event was cancelled the previous chief support became the new main event and that saw Ryuto Oho (6-1-1, 2) fighting to a very competitive majority draw with Shuji Hamada (12-6-4, 2). Sadly for the 19 year old Oho this was a second successive set back following his sole loss to Jo Tanooka and we dare say that he's not matured into a Super Flyweight,yet. Oho did impress us last year when he was fighting at Flyweight, where he won the Rookie of the Year, and maybe he needs to try and return to 112lbs. In the chief support bout on this card fans got to see the return to the ring of Spice Matsushita (12-8, 2) who returned to the ring after more than a year out of action. Matsuhsita not only returned to the ring but did so with a hard fought decision over Toshimitsu Goto (12-11-1, 5) A third bout on this card saw Takuma Okada (5-9, 2) take a 6 round against the light hitting Tsuyoshi Nishimura (4-7-1, 1). The win for Okada saw him ending a 2 fight losing streak though it did extend Nishimura's losing run to 2 fights. We know at the moment that we have more results to come from Japan though for now these are the only ones we have. Pathum Thani, Thailand On a televised card in Thailand fans got to see the world ranked Nawaphon Por Chokchai (22-0, 16) successfully defend his WBC Asian Boxing Council Flyweight title for the 9th time! Nawaphon defeated Thailand's usually durable Jay-ar Estremos (10-8, 4) inside the distance the retain his title and inflict just the second stoppage loss on to Estremos. Interestingly Estremos had, earlier this year, pushed Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym all the way in a bout many felt Kwanpichit had been gifted a win in and with that in mind you need to realise just how good this win was. There were other bouts on this card but at the moment we aren't sure on the specific results. What we do know however is that Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (37-5-1, 16) won a decision and Kongfah Nakornluang (14-0, 8) took a stoppage. Hopefully we'll be able to fill in the full results in the coming day or two. New South Wales, Australia In Australia we had more disappointment as former Japanese and OPBF Bantamweight title challenger Jerope Mercado (26-7-3, 9) suffered a very debatable split decision loss to Valentine Borg (7-1, 4). Jerope, best known for his fights with Rolly Lunas, Ryosuke Iwasa and Kohei Oba, was judged to have been shut out on two of the cards though it's doubtful that anyone else could possibly have had the bout a shut out. Notably for Borg this was his first bout since his stunning stoppage loss to Joebert Delos Reyes and it appears that loss has damaged the confidence of Borg who was previously unbeaten and tipped to move on to bigger and better things. East Cape, South Africa It was also a disappointing day in South Africa as Filipino Edrin Dapudong (29-6, 17) lost the IBO Super Flyweight title in a controversial split decision to South Africa's very own Lwandile Sityatha (17-3-1, 7). The bout was the first defence of the title by Dapudong, who took the belt with an opening round KO against Gideon Buthelezi, though unfortunately this is his second controversial loss in South Africa following a split decision to Buthelezi back in 2012. With 2 split decision losses in 3 bouts it's fair to question whether or not "The Sting" will ever return to fight in South Africa. New York, USA The disappointment for Asian fighters continued in New York where "Mongolian Mongoose" Bayarn Jargal (17-5-3-1, 11) saw his bout with Cletus Seldin (13-0-0-1, 10) end in a No Contest. Jargal was injured around the eye from a clash of heads and was unable to continue forcing the bout to a No Contest. Prior to the ending Jargal was making Seldin look limited, though we're not sure if he was managing to over-come the naturally bigger American fighter. California, USA It wasn't all bad for Asian's however and in California we had the chance to see the impressive debut of Chinese Heavyweight giant Taishan Dong (1-0, 1). The 6'11" giant managed to drop Alex Rozman (2-7, 1) several times before he told the referee that he couldn't go on. Dong didn't have things all his own way though he he'll have learned more by fighting Rozman, who came to win, than fighting someone who was happy to fold the first time they were hit. For those who missed this fight it's now on our video section. Also on this card was a victory for popular Filipino Mercito Gesta (28-1-1, 16) who looked genuinely sensational as he beat up and broke down the experienced Luis Arceo (28-13-4, 18) who was stopped by the doctor late in the fight. Arceo came to fight but Gesta was too good, too fast, too talented and too powerful, in fact this was possibly the most complete performance we've ever seen from Gesta who looks to be finally be reaching his potential. No one doubted how good Gesta could be but they had questioned whether he would ever fulfil his promise, this performance suggests he can. |
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