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July 2nd 1987-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Mark Horikoshi (11-1, 8) vs Rambo Taira (6-4-3, 6) In January 1987 Mark Horikoshi [マーク堀越] won the Japanese Super Bantamweight title, stopping Yoshiyuki Nomaguchi in 5 rounds. In his second defense, less than 6 months later, he took on the hard hitting Rambo Taira [ランボー平]
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April 3rd 1986-Tokyo, Japan Mark Horikoshi (7-0, 5) vs Kenji Iizumi (8-1, 7) Although best known for his tremendous 1989 bout with Naoto Takahashi it's worth noting that Japanese based American fighter Mark Horikoshi [マーク堀越] was a successful fighter in his own right. Here we have one of his earlier career bouts, when clashed with the big punching Kenji Iizumi [飯泉健二] January 22nd 1989-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Naoto Takahashi (15-2, 10) Vs Mark Horikoshi (17-1, 13) Japanese fighter Naoto Takahashi [高橋ナオト] was involved in a number of memorable bouts in the 1980's and 1990's. Arguably his most notable was against American born Japanese fighter Mark Anthony Brooks, who fought in Japan under the name Mark Horikawa [マーク堀越]. This bout saw Horikawa defending the Japanese Super Bantamweight title against Takahashi who was moving up from Bantamweight, where he had previously been the Japanese champion. Without trying to spoil this one, round 4 and 8 are some of the best rounds you're likely to see any time soon. |
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