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Over the past 24 hours it was announced that Ohashi gym prospect Ryo Matsumoto would be fighting against Denkaosan Kaovichit on September 5th. That bout looks likely to be the toughest so far Matsumoto who if very highly regarded by the folk at the Ohashi Gym. Whilst that bout is clearly a step up for Matsumoto it shouldn't be something that he struggles with too much given that he has shown himself capable of beating fringe world class opponents. That ability of Matsumoto's was shown earlier this year when he out clearly pointed multi-time title challenger Hiroyuki Hisataka by using his lengthy leavers, lovely speed and calm controlling mentality to run out a large lead in the early rounds. It wasn't a scintillating or one that would set the world alight but it was a very controlled and clear win for a man who easily won the first 4 rounds of the bout without any major issues. It was only in the later rounds that Matsumoto really had any questions to answer but by then he knew he could cruise to the final bell to secure a very solid victory, a victory made all the more impressive considering it was just his 10th professional bout whilst Hisataka was taking part in his 35th pro contest. It was probably due to his struggles with the 8 round distance however that he was kept at the 8 round level for his next fight. The work he needs to do is clearly on his stamina and if he can sort that out then his potential really is limitless. For those wanting to put a date on this fight, it was on the under-card of Naoya Inoue's win against Adrian Hernandez and shared the under-card with Takuma Inoue's win over Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr, and it's amazing to think that the Inoue brothers and Matsumoto are all just boxing boxing babies with less than 20 combined fights! (Video courtesy of gentidori)
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Right now it goes without saying that the best young boxers at the Ohashi gym are the Inoue brothers. The older of the two brothers, Naoya Inoue, has already won a world title whilst the younger of the brothers, Takuma Inoue, seems likely to do the same over the coming years. A third youngster to keep a serious eye on is Ryo Matsumoto. Although footage of Matsumoto isn't the easiest to find we have managed to find, in it's entirety, his 5th professional contest, a battle with Thailand's Jomrachan Tor Langoo. The bout, fought back on January 5th 2013, shows a talented Matsumoto dominating his Thai foe to take a quick victory in pretty impressive fashion that is punctuated by a nasty left hand to the body. Although Jomrachan wasn't a great opponent we de believe, as with many Thai's that he was more experienced than boxrec suggests, in fact from the graphic shown on screen prior to the fight it appears he had had at least 9 fights going in to this one. Since the contest the Thai has apparently been inactive whilst Matsumoto has shot up the Japanese rankings and appears to be on the verge of a title fight. |
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