## FIGHT SCHEDULE IN THE ORIENT AS OF FEB. 24, 2000

### JAPAN

Unless otherwise designated, following boxers are Japanese. RJ stands for my matchmaking company, Ring Japan, Inc.

We, in Japan, make it a rule to have the annual CARNIVAL OF CHAMPIONS where all national champions defend their titles against top contenders in January through April. The schedule is as follows:

Jan. 25, Tokyo
Japanese super-welter title bout
JOYA KAWAI, 9-2, 4 KOs Split Decision 10R TOSHIHARU KANEYAMA, 6-2, 5 KOs

Feb. 14, Tokyo
Japanese super-bantam title bout
MANABU FUKUSHIMA, 17-2-1, 12 KOs Split Decision 10R YUTAKA MANABE, 23-7-1, 16 KOs
(Fukushima captured the national title)

Feb. 21, Tokyo
Japanese light title bout
RICK YOSHIMURA, 36-5-1, 20 KOs Unanimous Decision 10R HIRONARI OHSHIMA, 11-1, 7 KOs
(Rick registered his 21st record-breaking defense.)

Feb. 29, Tokyo
Japanese middle title bout
NAOTAKA HOZUMI, 14-1-1, 12 KOs 10R MINORU HORIUCHI, 21-5, 19 KOs

Mar. 4, Tokyo
Japanese bantam elimination bout
EIICHI ODAKA, 23-3, 14 KOs 10R NOBUAKI NAKA, 10-0, 9 KOs

Mar. 12, Tokyo (Fight date changed)
Japanese feather elimination bout
ATSUSHI HAGIWARA, 22-4-1, 11 KOs 10R TOSHIKAGE KIMURA, 19-2-4, 8 KOs
(This card was shifted into an undercard of the WBA light title bout of Gilberto Serrano vs. Hiroyuki Sakamoto in Tokyo on Mar. 12)

Apr. 2, Tokyo (Ryogoku Sumo Arena) featuring 5 national title bouts
Japanese minimum title bout
MAKOTO SUZUKI, 10-5-2, 6 KOs 10R MASANORI SUGA, 5-4-1, 2 KOs

Japanese fly title bout
CELES KOBAYASHI, 21-4-2, 12 KOs 10R HAYATO ASAI, 13-1-2, 10 KOs

Japanese super-fly title bout
KAZUHIRO RYUKO, 10-1-3, 2 KOs 10R YOSUKE KANEISHI, 13-6-4, 8 KOs

Japanese super-feather title bout
KOJI ARISAWA, 23-1, 18 KOs 10R KOJI TAMAKI, 26-9-7, 10 KOs

Japanese super-light title bout
JUNICHI ONO, 19-1-2, 8 KOs 10R HIROYUKI MAEDA, 19-6-2, 12 KOs

Apr. 25, Tokyo
Japanese welter title bout
TOSHIHARU KAYAMA, 15-0-1, 9 KOs 10R MAKOTO NAKAHARA, 12-3-2, 5 KOs

Mar. 3, Tokyo
AKIHIKO NAGO, WBA #8 super-fly, 15-1, 11 KOs 10R FELIX MARFA, GAB #12 bantam
(Nago's comeback fight after his failure to win the WBA super-fly title from compatriot Hideki Todaka)

Mar. 12, TOKYO (Ryogoku Sumo Arena) (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
WBA world lightweight title bout
GILBERTO SERRANO, Venezuela, defending champ, 18-4-2, 15 KOs 12R HIROYUKI SAKAMOTO, Japan, 35-3, 25 KOs

TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA, WBA #8 & WBC #9 ranked bantam 10R ROBERTO MORENO, GAB #1 bantam

Mar. 12, Nagoya (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
KOZO ISHII, WBC #14 & WBA #15 super-bantam, 21-2, 14 KOs 10R ARMAN PEDIMONTE, GAB #3 bantam

RYO WATANABE, JBC #7 bantam, 7-2-1, 4 KOs 10R JIMMY ESPANOLA, GAB #11 fly

Mar. 13, Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
KAZU ARISAWA, JBC #3 feather 10R JOJO ARNADO, GAB #4 feather

MASATOMI FUNAKI, unraked, 7-3-2, 3 KOs 10R NAOYA HIRAHARA, 11-5-2, 7 KOs

Mar. 18
SHINGO SASAKI, JBC #7 super-fly, 10-2, 7 KOs 10R MOTOSHI USUI, 9-5-3, 4 KOs

YOSHITERU OKAZAKI, 6-0, 6 KOs 10R TBA
(Okazai is Fighting Harada's new boy, whose KO streak will be extended or not?)

Mar. 19 Nagoya (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
HIDEYASU ISHIHARA, JBC #2 fly 10R JESUS ROJAS, Ex-WBA super-fly champ, Venezuela

YOSUKE OTSUKA, JBC #9 super-light 10R WONSEO KOO, KBC #1 super-light

Mar. 21, Tokyo
OSAMU SATO, JBC #3 super-bantam, 18-1-1, 9 KOs 8R BONG ARLOS, Filipino

KOKICHI TANAKA, JBC #2 super-light, 14-5-1, 9 KOs 8R JOE ESCRIBER, Ex-Philippine feather champ

YOSHINARI HAYAMI, unranked, 9-1-1, 2 KOs 8R HIROSHI MIZUSHIMA, 15-4-4, 8 KOs

Mar. 23, Tokyo KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA, JBC #6 super-fly, 14-1, 10 KOs 10R SUNN SISHNARUEPHONDH, Thailand's #9 bantam

Mar. 26, Tokyo
YOSUKE KOBAYASHI, 9-1, 6 KOs 10R JERWIN BALABA, Philippines

Mar. 28 (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF supper-middle title bout
YOSHINORI NISHIZAWA, Japan, defending champ 12R GUY WATERS, OPBF #1 contender

HIROKI SHINOZAKI, JBC #3 fly 10R TBA

Apr. 2 Nagoya (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF fly title bout
HIROSHI NAKANO, defending champ 12R PILKOO KANG, Korean light fly champ
(Nakano's first defense of the regional title)

Apr. 10, Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF lightweight elimination bout
YUJI WATANABE, Japan 12R STUART PATTERSON, Australia

NOBUYUKI ENOMOTO, Japan 10R FLASH VILLACURA, Philippines

Apr. 16 Akashi (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF super-light title bout
MASAKAZU SATAKE, Japan, defending champ 12R STEVEN MARKS, Australia, 6-2-1, 3 KOs

AKIRA EBISUOKA, Unranked 10R RICKY GAYAMO, Filipino bantam champ

Apr. 20, Osaka (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
KOJI FUJIWARA, WBC #18 super-fly 10R LOLITO LAROA, Filipino light fly champ

Japanese light fly elimination bout
TAKAYUKI KOHROGI, WBC #15 light fly 10R TOMOHITO HIGASHIJIMA, JBC #1

HIROKAZU TAKAHASHI 8R REY GANTON, Philippines

Apr. 23, Nagoya (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
WBA super-fly title bout
HIDEKI TODAKA, Japan, defending champ 12R YOKTHAI SITH-OAR, Thailand, ex-WBA champ

RYUHEI SUGITA, ex- Japanese super-feather champ 10R MAKOTO NAWA, JBC #10 super-feather

Apr. 23, Sakaide (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
SEIJI TAKECHI, JBC #7 welter 8R FLORENCE GALICIA, Philippines

Apr. 30 Wakayama (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
TAKAHIKO MIZUNO, JBC #9 light fly 10R ALLAN LLANITA, OPBF #8 minimum

Apr. 30, Fukuoka (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
TAKASHI KOSHIMOTO 10R REX MARZAN, GAB #4 super-bantam

DAINOSHIN KUMA 10R JOEBAR DAMOSMOG, GAB #6 feather

HIROAKI NISHIMURA 6R MIKE BANDIVAS

May 20, Osaka (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF light fly title bout
MASAMORI TOKUYAMA, OPBF champ, WBC #8 12R JACK SIAHAYA, Indonesia, OPBF #6

### KOREA

Jan. 30 Pohang
WBA super-feather title bout
JONGKWON BAEK, Korea, defending champ, 21-0, 18 KOs Draw 12R KYUCHUL CHOI, Korea, 16-1, 9 KOs
(Baek retained his WBA throne.)

Mar . 18, Sungnam
WBA official super-feather eliminator
LAKVA SIM, Mongol, Ex-WBA champ 10R YONGSOO CHOI, Korea, Ex-WBA champ

### THAILAND

Feb. 5 Bangkapi, Bangkok
WBA light fly title bout
PICHIT CHOR SIRIWAT, Thailand, defending champ Unanimous Decision 12R SANGIK YANG, Korea
(Pichit retained his WBA title.)

Feb. 11, Samut Sakorn
WBC minimum title bout
JOSE ANTONIO AGUIRRE, Mexico Majority Decision 12R WANDEE SINGWANGCHA, Thailand
(Aguirre captured the WBC title.)

Feb. 25, Samut Sakorn
WBC fly title bout
MEDGOEN TOYOTA-THAILAND (Previously Medgoen 3K-Battery) 12R MASAKI KAWABATA, Japan

Mar. 11
WBC bantamweight title bout
VEERAPOL SAHAPROM (AKA Veerapol Nakornluang-Promotion) 12R ADAN VARGAS, Mexico

### PHILIPPINES

Mar. 4, Manila
WBC international super-bantam title bout
MANNY PACQUIAO, Ex-WBC fly champ 12R ARNEL BAROTILLO, Australian-based Filipino

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