There was a lot of Asian action this past Sunday, though unfortunately not all the results have been made available as of yet. Texas, USA In the US we had two notable Japanese fighters in action, though disappointingly they were both clearly beaten. The most notable of those was Tomoki Kameda (31-2, 19) who failed to avenge his first defeat and instead suffered a clear defeat at the hands of Englishman Jamie McDonnell (27-2-1, 12). Kameda did start well but was essentially bullied for most of the fight losing a clear decision and leaving his career in a really worrying position. Sadly many fans appear to have been mislead on this fight based on some terrible commentary in the US who had seemingly made this out to be a robbery but even we saw it as a clear win for McDonnell, who retained the WBA Bantamweight title with this victory. Later on the same show Tomoki's brother Daiki Kameda (29-5, 18) suffered a huge upset loss to Victor Ruiz (20-5, 14). Kameda, who was a clear favourite, started well and dropped Ruiz early on but Ruiz refused to fold and claimed an 8 round split decision over the former world champion, who was fighting for the first time in 21 months. Toyama, Japan There was only a single show in Japan though it did feature some genuinely notable fighters. In the main event former WBA interim Minimumweight champion Juan Jose Landaeta (27-8-1, 21 scored a 9th round TKO win against the world ranked Walter Tello (21-9, 8). Landaeta, who is best known for losing twice to Koki Kameda, was just far too good Tello, who looked like one of the poorest “contenders” going. It now seems that Landaeta will be targeting a world title though we're unsure which division he'll be competing in going forward. In the co-feature former female world title challenger Saemi Hanagata (10-6-2, 4) claimed a clear 6 round decision win over Aiko Yamagishi (4-2-1, 2). Hanagata, who came close to winning the IBF Light Flyweight title earlier this year, was a clear winner here and will likely be looking to get another world title fight in 2015. Another 6 rounder on this card saw Naoki Wada (10-8-2, 2) claim a decision victory over the more experienced Hidenori Tajima (14-11-1, 8). This Middleweight bout was an interesting one on paper but it's unlikely either man will really go far given their ability and age. In an all debutant bout Naoko Tanaka (1-0) claimed a majority decision over Hideaki Momonoi (0-1) whilst another all debutant bout saw Hiroto Yamabe (1-0) beat Riku Mizue (0-1). One other 4 round bout on this card saw Hikaru Yoshimura (3-1-1, 3) beat Ryo Shirakawa (5-8-2, 2). (Image courtesy of Sumio Yamada)
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Nakazawa defeats Kotake, Fukuhara and Iwabuchi score stoppage wins, Gemino comes up short in Mexico9/6/2015 Tokyo, Japan The main show of the day, for Asian fight fans, was in Tokyo at the Korakuen Hall. The main event of the show saw Teiken's Masanobu Nakazawa (18-1-1, 7) claim his biggest win to date as he won the Japanese interim Light Welterweight with a narrow decision win against Masayoshi Kotake (9-10-2, 5). Early on this one was really competitive with Kotake claiming a narrow lead during the first 5 rounds. Kotake's early lead was however over-come by Nakazawa who turned it on in the second half of the fight to take a close unanimous decision. It's now expected that Nakazawa will face full champion Hiroki Okada in 2016, when Okada recovers from a thumb injury. In supporting bouts we saw two former Japanese champions. One of those was former Japanese Bantamweight champion Rikiya Fukuhara (31-8-1, 23) who scored a 4th round win over Yusuke Nakagawa (8-4-1, 4). On paper this was a bout between two Japanese ranked fighters but in the ring the class and experience of Fukuhara was far too much for Nakagawa. The other former Japanese champion was former Light Welterweight kingpin Shinya Iwabuchi (26-5, 22) who stopped former OPBF champion Romeo Jakosalem (16-11-1, 8). Although Iwabuchi did take home the win here he was given a scare being dropped in the first round before forcing the referee to save Jakosalem in round 3. Another stoppage on this card saw Ryuta Otsuka (15-8-2, 5) take a 7th round TKO win against Takaaki Ishikawa (11-7, 6). Although not a puncher Otsuka made the most of the fact that Ishikawa isn't the most durable and this was the 7th time in 18 bouts that Ishikawa had been stopped. One bout that did go the scheduled distance saw Japanese domestic contender Hiroya Yamamoto (9-3, 3) take a decision victory over Takumi Suda (12-11-2, 3). With this win Yamamoto may well be pushed towards a Japanese title fight for the now vacant title. In a 6 round bout Tsuyoshi Naito (4-3-4, 2) fought to a draw with Katsunori Imai (5-6-3) Yangju, South Korea Fans in South Korea also had fistic action with a card in Yangju. In the main event Gun Woo Gang (2-0-1, 2) claimed a 6 round decision win over Dong Suk Han (1-7). The 18 year old Gang, who only debuted a few months ago, is showing signs of promise and he could well be worth keeping an eye for the long term. For Han however this was a third straight loss, and the 34 year old probably isn't going to think that today's bout was worth ending a 2 year break from the ring. In an under-card bout the previously win-less Chan Young Kim (1-0-1) claimed a 4 round decision win over Chan Won Suh (0-2-2) whilst the win-less I Hoon Jun (0-2-1) fought to a draw with Se Yul Yang (0-0-2). Distrito Federal, Mexico In Mexico fans saw Filipino hopeful Jhon Gemino (12-5-1, 5) suffer an 8th round stoppage loss to the exciting Daniel Rosas (19-2-1, 11). Rosas, a former interim title contender, was too strong for the Filipino visitor. Note-There was a second show in Japan though unfortunately the results weren't with up by the time of this (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Bangkok, Thailand
The action in Thailand continued on Friday afternoon when we had a trio of bouts in Bangkok, those bouts included a former world title challenger and promising prospect, two of which collided in a genuine barn burner. Incidentally all 3 bouts saw Thai locals taking on Indonesian visitors. The former world title challenger was former WBC Light Flyweight challenger Samartlek Kokietgym (22-5, 7) who scored a rare KO win as he stopped limited Indonesian Iwan Key (9-13-3, 1). This was Key's 7th stoppage loss and Samartlek is now 5-0 since being beaten by the sensational Naoya Inoue a year ago. One of the prospects on this card who picked up a win was Kongthara KKP (9-0, 7) who scored a 3rd round KO win against the visiting Rasmanudin (19-11-3, 3). For 2 rounds Kongthara fought in neutral gear and did very little before moving through the gears in round 3. When Kongthara upped the pace Rasmanudin had no answer and was dropped 3 times forcing the referee to stop the bout. The highlight of the card was a rematch between Indonesian teenager Iwan Zoda (7-1, 6) and the previously unbeaten Petchchohae Kokietgym (13-1, 8), in a bout for the interim WBO Asia Pacific Flyweight title. Last year Petchchorhae took a decision over Zoda this time around however it was Zoda coming out on top as he battered Petchchorhae to force a 12th round stoppage. Early on it was Petchchorhae on top, but in the middle rounds Zoda came on strong before brutally beating the Thai up in rounds 11 and 12 before the eventual finish. At just 18 years old we really do think that Zoda is going to be the next star of Indonesian boxing and this performance showed just how good he really is. Tokyo, Japan In Japan fans had a very competitively matched card at the Korakuen Hall. The main event of the day was, by far, the highlight of the show and a genuine slugfest as Koichi Aso (20-6-1, 13) saw off the heavy handed Tatsuya Miyazaki (8-7-1, 8). The pace was hot from the get-go, as we typically see with Aso fights, though in the end Miyazaki began to tire before being saved by the referee in round 8. The win for Aso again puts him in the running for a title fight and we'll be honest and admit that we'd love to see Aso test his ability against someone like Hiroki Okada in the near future. In the chief support bout Hiroki Saito (7-8-1, 4) narrowly over-came Takeshi Goda (7-5-1, 2) in a very competitive 8 round split decision. The 26 year old Saito just had enough to defeat Goda and may well find himself in the domestic title mix at 140lbs, though that does say a lot about the lack of depth in the division in Japan. Amazingly the entire under-card was also incredibly competitive. The top of the under-card saw Tatsuji Kakumoto (6-6, 1) level off his record with a majority decision win against Yasuhiro Tanaka (4-3-2) in the only 6 round bout on the show. It was one of 3 majority decision with another being a majority decision win for Satoshi Hongo (3-4, 1) who over-came Hiroki Ishii (1-4-1) whilst the remainder was a majority draw between Shinya Ito (3-1-2) and the unbeaten Takeshi Kaneko (2-0-1). The Ito/Kaneko bout was one of 3 draws. Another draw saw Ikuro Sadatsune (0-0-1) fight to a split draw with Daiki Maniwa (0-0-1) in an all debutant bout whilst the other saw Seiji Yoshioka (0-0-1) fight to another split draw Yuki Nishikawa (0-1-1). Another split draw saw Kohei Ogawa (1-1) over-come Keisuke Imabuchi (0-2). The only unanimous decision on the card saw Fumio Ujihara (4-2, 3) defeat Nao Sugawara (0-2). Thailand As well as the show in Japan there was also one in Thailand with 3 low level bouts. The main event was a low level title bout that saw Morakote Patanakan Gym (12-6, 6) claim a contentious decision over Richie Behec (2-4-1, 1). The bout, for a regional title, really could have gone Behec's way with no real complaint. Another bout ended with a cracking body shot as Saengchai Sithprayoon (2-1, 2) scored a 2nd round TKO win against Pakasit Twins Gym (0-3). A third bout on this card saw Kongpichit Sithprayoon (0-3) suffer what we believe was his third loss, though we're unsure on his opponent. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Hiroshima, Japan
This final Asian show of August took place in Hiroshima this last Sunday. The card featured 8 bouts, though there was little to really get excited about. The main event of the show saw Koji Itagaki (15-9-2, 6) take an 8 round decision over limited Thai visitor Namphol Sithsaithong (9-10, 7) in a but at Light Flyweight. The 32 year old Itagaki will be hoping to get a Japanese title fight at some point though it's unlikely he'll be good enough to win a title. Another 8 rounder on this card saw Ryuji Ikeda (10-2-1, 6) blow away Teerapong Sithsaithong (0-2) inside a round on a very badly made co-feature bout. In the support bout fans saw 28 year year old Koichi Uryu (5-2-1, 3) claim a 6 round decision win over Jump Ikeo (4-2-2, 3). For Ike this was his first defeat since being stopped on his debut. Another supporting bout, also over 6 rounds, saw Kenta Yokoe (5-9-1, 1) out point Hideaki Yamaji (5-9, 2), in what was a very competitive match up on paper. The rest of the card was just 4 rounders. Two of those bouts went the distance. One of these saw Chance Mochizuki (2-0) take a unanimous decision win over Arata Matsuoka (2-3, 1) whilst the other saw Fever Maki (5-3-1, 2) take a majority win over Ryo Tatematsu (2-4, 2). Both of the remaining bouts ended in the 3rd round. One of those saw 17 year old Ryoya Ikema (5-2, 5) continue his run of destruction as he saw off Junichi Itoga (0-2) whilst the other saw Masashi Kamon (2-2, 1) defeat the debuting Masashi Obata (0-1). Hong Kong, S.A.R. China
Although there was a lot of fights this past Saturday there was a very high amount of low level fights with the most notable contest being from a show in Hong Kon. In the main event of the card fans saw local favourite Rex Tso (18-0, 11) claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Super Flyweight title with a 7th round stoppage of Australian visitor Brad Hore (5-2). The fight, a home coming for Tso who hasn't fought “at home” in more than 2 years, looked competitive through 4 rounds but the world ranked local managed to turn up the pace in rounds 6 and 7, eventually stopping the brave visitor. Prior to the stoppage Hore had been down twice. In a controversial bout Thailand's Petchsuriya Singwancha (14-10-1, 8) fought to a split decision draw with Australian based Welshman Kerry Hope (22-7-1, 2). Hope, a former European champion, had seemingly done more than enough to deserve the win, with Filipino judge Jerrold Tomeldan scoring it 117-111 in the Welshman's favour, though he was over-ruled by Thai judges Pongpan Rattanasutorn, who had the bout 114-114, and Visuth Yingaupagarn, who scored the 115-113 bout to Petchsuirya. It was mixed fortunes for the Megrino brothers. Randy Megrino (15-19-3, 8), the younger of the two Filipino brothers, was out pointed by Australian prospect Kane Cassells (6-0, 2) over 6 rounds. Megrino did have some success but was the clear loser. Older brother Rey Megrino (22-20-3, 19) however did help the family name as he scored a 2nd round win against Thailand's Thaminkhao Sor Tharnthip (4-15-1, 3). Despite Rey's record he is a genuine contender at 115lbs and is now on a run of 7-0 (6). On the under-card there was two all debutant bouts. One of those failed to go the distance as Kenneth Lee (1-0, 1) took a 3rd round win over China's Aorigele Aorigele (0-1). In the other Tom Taw (1-0) claimed a narrow split decision over Italian Fabio Lanzetti (0-1). Taw, a Brit based in Hong Kong, was a white collar fighter and used that experience here, though was perhaps fortunate to be at his new “home”. The only other under-card bout saw Sures Gurung (2-1) defeated Chris Wong (0-1) with a 4 round shut out. Kunming, China As well as Hong Kong fans in the Chinese mainland also get a shot. This one was, supposedly, set to feature a couple of Filipino visitors but ended up merely being a low level domestic card with 8 bouts, all but one of which was set for 4 rounds. The one bout set for more than 4 rounds saw Bai Shan Bo (3-0-1, 1) take a 6th round TKO win against Cai Zheng Yang (3-1-1, 2). Prior to the stoppage Bo was well up on the cards. From the 4 rounders we saw just a single stoppage as Yang Zheng Guang (4-1, 3) stoppage the win-less Zhang Yao Long (0-2) in just 94 seconds. There were a couple of clear decision wins on the card. One of those saw Zhu Yuan Cai (4-1, 1) defeat the debuting Jiang Guang Hui (0-1) whilst the other saw saw the unbeaten Bai A Fu (5-0, 2) out point Sun Qing Long (1-1). Many of the decision bouts on the card were close. One of those saw Zhang Fangyong (4-1-1, 1) take a split decision win over Dong Chuan (2-3, 1). Another saw close bout saw Liu Xin Ming (2-0) over-come Jian Hei Fei (1-4), with a majority decision. Another majority decision resulted in a win for Guo Chao (2-3) against Hou Tin Long (2-2). The closest bout resulted in a draw between Ma Ke Rui (0-0-1) and Ma He Sha Ti (0-0-1). Laguna, Philippines There was also action in the Philippines, sadly though we've not received all the results from the card. In the main event Lester Abutan (8-3-3, 4) took a decision win over JC Francisco (6-11-4, 2). This 10 round bout was Francisco's first since he was beaten by Chanchai CP Freshmart back in June. A quick blow out saw March Ray Taday (2-1, 1) defeat the debuting Arnel Antonio (0-1) inside a round. The only other result we have from this card was a draw for Cris Ocana (2-0-1, 1), who failed to defeat Ryan Medez (1-4-3). Jayapura, Indonesia Fans in Indonesia also got action. The most notable bout here was a contest for the IBPC Light Welterweight title, which saw Geisler AP (7-6, 3) claim the belt with a 9th round KO of Roy Tua Manihuruk (17-13-2, 13), in what should be regarded as a genuine upset. On paper another upset here saw Paulus Baransano (2-5) take an 8 round win against the much more experienced Domi Nenokeba (12-26-1, 8). We know Nenokeba has been picking up losses for fun recently but we had expected him to try and over-come Baransano here. Another upset saw John Ruba (4-2, 1) out point the heavy handed Ramadhan Weriu (15-8-1, 14), with Weriu suffering his first decision loss. In a 10 round bout Sam Puadi (7-4, 5) took a decision over veteran Suor Carryboy (9-10-1, 4). The only KO on this card, other than the one in the title fight, saw Melianus Mirin (5-2, 3) take out Hengky Baransano (11-7, 4) Queensland, Australia In Australia we saw two Thai's suffer losses. One of those was Pramool Boonpok (1-18-1) who was out pointed over 8 rounds by Adrian Rodriguez (2-0-1, 1) in a bout for the Queensland State Middleweight title. Rodriguez made up for a lack of experience by simply being too good. The other was Aphichat Koedchatturat (0-3), who was rather unlucky in a very competitive 5 round bout with the unbeaten Kolby Johnston (7-0, 4). Aphicat pushed the unbeaten man all the way in a split decision loss that suggests one of these two fighters isn't what their record suggests. This past Friday was a busy day with Asian's in action around the globe along with a couple of Asian shows. Tokyo, Japan For us the most significant of the two Asian cards came from Japan where fans saw an OPBF title fight, a couple of world ranked fighters and some interesting action. The main event was the aforementioned OPBF title bout which saw Lightweight champion Masayoshi Nakatani (11-0, 6) retain his title with a 5th round TKO win against Kazuya Murata (11-5, 5). This was Nakatani's 4th defense of the title and saw him get back to scoring stoppages after 4 straight distance bouts. The talented Ioka gym fighter took control early in the bout with his jab and movement and began to turn up the heat in round 4. At the end of round 5 the bout was stopped follow a doctor's inspection of the challenger who stopped the contest with Murata suffering a suspect eye injury. In the chief support bout fans saw world ranked Super Bantamweight Shun Kubo (8-0, 6) make very light-work of Thailand's Jakarachlek Sor Wankaew (0-5). Kubo, who we had heard good things off through most of 2014, looked brilliant though the bout lasted just 54 seconds and it was hard to get a real read on just how good the Shinsei gym fighter really is. Another world ranked fighter on this card was young Minimumweight hopeful Reiya Konishi (9-0, 4) who claimed a clear decision win over Naoya Haruguchi (7-6, 2). Konishi, who claimed the 2015 Rookie of the Year crown at 105lbs, showed some really nice touches in his work but he's a long, long, way from thinking about challenging for world honours. Saying that however he showed enough to suggest that he will be ready in 2016 for a Japanese title fight and we were genuinely impressed by his left hook to the body. Konishi wasn't the only 2014 Rookie of the Year winner in action as Super Bantamweight winner Shohei Kawashima (11-0-2, 3) also picked up a victory. The relatively light hitting Kawashima managed to see off the limited Tatsuya Miyamoto (11-13-1, 7) in the 6th round following a lovely burst of shots. Although certainly not a puncher we do like Kawashima's combinations and he does look like a fighter who is going to grow in to his man strength in the coming years. Really one to keep an eye on. In another bout at Super Bantamweight fans saw Yuta Uetani (17-5-1, 9) put in an impressive performance against the limited Serichai Nonpitayakom (0-2). On paper this was a mismatch but it was hard not to be impressed by Uetani's body punching, which put the Thai down for the count in roudn 2. Uetani might not be a top class fighter but he's going to be a handful for many fighters in and around the domestic level. Another Japanese fighter to see off a Thai foe was Yasunori Kishigami (10-2-1, 6), who scored a 7th round KO against the win-less Kraithong Mansongkhram (0-3). Kraithong had made it to round 70 though was blasted with a vicious body shot in the opening seconds of the round. The Thai beat the count but was in no state to continue. Re-watching the shot it's amazing Kraithong didn't throw up on impact. Bangkok, Thailand The other card from Asia came from Thailand and was televised on Channel 7. The card was, for all intents, supposed to feature a couple of bouts that were warm up bouts for world ranked Thai's. Unfortunate for one of them the bout turned out to be less of a warm up and more of a nightmare. One of those world ranked fighters was Paipharob Kokietgym (30-0, 23), who defended the WBO Oriental Light Flyweight title with an easy blow out win against Fanther Ndahiuw (7-4-1, 3). Ndahiuw, who had never been stopped, lasted just 105 seconds here as Paipharob kept up his hunt for a world title fight. The other world ranked fighter was former challenger Pigmy Kokietgym (57-8-2, 23) who was surprisingly stopped in the 11th round by unheralded Filipino Jaysever Abcede (10-3, 6). The bout, for the WBO Oriental Minimumweight title was supposed to be a warm up for Pigmy before a showdown with Japan's sensational Kosei Tanaka. Instead it turned out to be a coming out party for 20 year old Abcede who finished the bout with a wonderful right hook in round 11. Whilst this is probably the end for Pigmy it's fair to say that Abcede may be worth keeping a serious eye on going forward. On the under-card fans saw two unbeaten prospects extend their unbeaten runs. One of those men was the exciting Manachai Banchamek (7-0-1, 6), who stopped Singdech Laos PDR (0-1) in the 2nd round. The bout was a mismatch and although Singdech showed some heart he was battered by the aggressive and exciting Manachai. The other prospect was Petchmanee Kokietgym (9-0, 4) who also picked up a 2nd round TKO as he beat Taosaifah Laos PDR (0-1). This was another mismatch in favour of the unbeaten man who showed touches of class, though was always far too good for Taosaifah. South Africa Another major shock involving a Filipino fighter occurred in South Africa where Rene Dacquel (15-5-1, 5) claimed the IBO International Super Flyweight title. The under-rated Dacquel scored two knockdowns on route to a split decision over local fighter Thembelani Nxoshe (13-6-1, 3). Coming into this one Dacque was 3-2-1 though this win will act as a major boost in New South Wales, Australia On a JNI promoted card in New South Wales fans saw two Asian fighters come up short. One of those was Thailand's Paitoon Jaikom (5-16, 2) who was widely out pointed by the unbeaten Ahmed Dib (16-0, 9). Although the bout was scheduled for just 6 rounds one judge had Dib winning by 9 points, 60-51. Sadly for the Thai this defeat ends a 2 fight winning run. The other Asian being beaten here was Aussie based Filipino veteran Aswin Cabuy (15-53-4, 7), who was shut out over 4 rounds by the unbeaten David Toussaint (6-0, 4). New South Wales, Australia A separate card in New South Wales saw Thai veteran Plaisakda Singwancha (38-22, 32) suffer an opening round TKO loss to Kariz Kariuki (26-11-2, 20). District of Colombia, USA In the US fans saw unbeaten Kazakh hopeful Shyngyskhan Tazhibay (2-0, 2) continue his perfect start with a 2nd round TKO win against the debuting Coleman Phelps (0-1). Tazhibay has been tipped as “one to watch” in some quarters though we must confess that his competition so far has told us very little about his ability or his true promise. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) The only Asian fighters in action this past Thursday fought in the US on a couple of separate shows.
California, USA The most notable action, from the two US shows, came from California where we saw two promising fighters in action. For us the more exciting of those fighters was Mongolian Super Bantamweight Tugstsogt Nyambayar (3-0, 3) who scored his 3rd straight win by over-coming a yet to be identified opponent. On boxrec Nyambayar's opponent has been listed as Jonathan Hernandez though the announcement from the ring was certainly of someone else. The other fighter of note for us was unbeaten Kazakh Bekman Soylybayev (6-0, 3) who continued his winning streak with his beat win to date, a wide decision against the experienced Jose Luis Araiza (31-14-1, 22). Whilst it was a clear win for the unbeaten man it was a less than inspiring victory and we saw some fans question his true potential. Texas, USA In Texas we saw another Kazakh in action, as the unbeaten Radmir Akhmediyev (7-0, 6) over-came the very experienced Vance Garvey (9-43-6, 3). The 24 year old Akhmediyev was taken the distance for the first time and although that may be slightly disappointing he'll have learned more from this bout than his previous 6 contests. New York, USA
This past Tuesday was a quiet day in the world of Asian boxing, though there was a couple of unbeaten fighters of note in action Stateside. One of those unbeaten men was Dimash Niyazov (8-0-3, 4) who claimed a decision win over the limited Ariel Duran (8-8-1, 5). Duran was down in round 6 but Niyazov couldn't finish him off. We're now hoping to see the US based Kazakh step up in class. The other unbeaten Asian on this card was the big punching Bakhtiyar Eyubov (8-0, 8) who quickly took card of the over-matched Cory Vom Baur (2-4) in the second round. As with Niyazov we're hoping to see Eyubov stepped up in class. 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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