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November 28th 2015-Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines Milan Melindo (32-2, 12) Vs Victor Emanuel Olivo (9-0, 4) Earlier this year we saw Milan Melindo come up short in an IBF world title fight, with Melindo's team suggesting that the defending champion, Javier Mendoza, got a home town decision. This past weekend we saw the roles reversed as Mexican fighter Victor Olivo and his team seemed to be on the rough end of a decision to Melindo in the Philippines.
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November 28th-Xebio Arena, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Yu Kimura (17-2-1, 3) Vs Pedro Guevara (26-1-1, 17) The Light Flyweight division has been one of the sports most over-looked weight classes in recent years with many fighters passing through it on their way to to bigger match ups. Although over-looked there is talent in it, with fighters like Donnie Nietes, Ryoichi Taguchi, Javier Mendoza and Jonathan Taconing being just 4 noteworthy names. Two other noteworthy names were in action this past weekend as Yu Kimura challenged WBC champion Pedro Guevara in a fantastic match up between two skilled and massively over-looked fighters. November 28th-Xebio Arena, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Koki Eto (17-3-1, 13) Vs Carlos Cuadras (33-0-1, 26) Japan's Koki Eto is boxing's version of the 1-man highlight reel. Although relatively limited he's rarely in a poor fight, and has actually been in a number of FOTY contenders. His most recent bout may not have been one of his must fun to watch but did see him challenger WBC Super Flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras. November 7th 2015-Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Ryota Murata (7-0, 5) Vs Gunnar Jackson (22-6-3, 8) Japanese boxing hasn't had many names above Super Featherweight making a mark internationally. One man hoping to change that is Ryota Murata, a 2012 Olympic gold medal winner. Murata, who is co-promoted by Top Rank and Teiken, recently made his US debut as he faced Gunnar Jackson in what was a very solid match up for a man fighting in just his 8th pro bout. Sadly however Murata failed to leave the impression that he was hoping for and later admitted himself that he was disappointed with how he fought. April 9th 2014-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Yusuke Tsukada (5-4, 3) Vs Masaki Saito (10-9-3, 2) It's fair to say that neither Yusuke Tsukada or Masaki Saito are well known fighters, however Tsukada has started to make a name for himself in recent times. These two faced off in an intriguing match up in 2014, a match up that showcased the good lower level match ups that Japanese boxing really is built on. June 26th 2015-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Kazuhiro Nishitani (14-2-1, 7) Vs Yusuke Tsukada (7-4, 3) Later this year we will see Kazuhiro Nishitani challenger for the Japanese Lightweight title. Earlier this year fans in Tokyo saw Nishitani face off against Yusuke Tsukada in an intriguing match up. November 11th 2015-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Tomomi Takano (8-1, 5) Vs Daniela Romina Bermudez (17-3-2, 5) Recently Japanese fans saw the popular Tomomi Takano fight in her first world title bout, as she took on WBO female Super Flyweight champion Daniela Romina Bermudez. Whilst the bout was aired, in both Japan and Argentina, we've yet to find a full version but we did come across this fan cam version for fans interested in the contest. April 21st 2003-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Masato Hatakeyama (9-2-1, 2) Vs Katsunari Takayama (10-0, 5) It's fair to say that we all love Katsunari Takayama, one of the most exciting men in professional boxing. Many fans have followed him through the years, though we suspect very few have seen his first title bout, a challenge for the Japanese Light Flyweight title. This bout sees a then teenage Takayama face off against Masato Hatakeyama in a very good match up. Note-Not all rounds of the fight were available. November 24th 2015-Kaenkrajan Resort and Country Club, Petchaburi, Thailand Sadudee Tor Buamas (1-0, 1) v Ricky JVP Gym (0-0) Novice fighters often face off in Thailand. One such bout saw Sadudee Tor Buamas take on Ricky GVP Gym in a televised bout on NBT. November 24th 2015-Kaenkrajan Resort and Country Club, Petchaburi, Thailand Pharanpetch Tor Buamas (16-0, 12) v Gun Tinular (11-19-1, 6) The Tor Buamas clan has a number of interesting fighters. One of those is the softly matched Pharanpetch Tor Buamas who recent faced Indonesian foe Gun Tinular. |
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