## FIGHT SCHEDULE IN THE ORIENT AS OF JAN. 30, 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, 8-2, 4 KOs 10R TOSHIHARU KANEYAMA, 6-1, 5 KOs

Feb. 14, Tokyo
Japanese super-bantam title bout
YUTAKA MANABE, 23-6-1, 16 KOs 10R MANABU FUKUSHIMA, 16-2-1, 12 KOs

Feb. 21, Tokyo
Japanese light title bout
RICK YOSHIMURA, 35-5-1, 20 KOs 10R HIRONARI OHSIMA, 11-0, 7 KOs

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 title bout
EIICHI ODAKA, 23-3, 14 KOs 10R NOBUAKI NAKA, 10-0, 9 KOs

Mar. 18, Tokyo
Japanese feather elimination bout
ATSUSHI HAGIWARA, 22-4-1, 11 KOs 10R TOSHIKAGE KIMURA, 19-2-4, 8 KOs

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
END OF "CARNIVAL OF CHAMPIONS"

Jan. 28, Tokyo
JIRO NISHIYAMA, 10-4-4, 4 KOs 8R KIYOTAKA KATO, 7-6-1, 5 KOs

Jan. 30, Fukuoka (not Nagoya as reported mistakenly)
(Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
WBA FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
FREDDY NORWOOD, 36-0-1, 21 KOs 12R TAKASHI KOSHIMOTO, 23-0-2, 13 KOs

DAINOSHIN KUMA, 12-0, 5 KOs 10R NONOY GONZALEZ, Philippines

Feb. 1, Tokyo
KEISUKE YOKOYAMA, 12-6-2, 7 KOs 10R KEITARO HOSHINO, 18-6, 5 KOs
Ex-Japanese minimum champ Hoshino's comeback go

Feb. 5 Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
KENGO NAGASHIMA, WBA #14 feather 10R FRANGKY MAMUAYA, INDONESIA
SIENGTHIPYA SITSYASE-I, Thailand, was replaced by Mamuaya due to the former's KO defeat by Eiichi Sugama last Dec.

Feb. 7, Tokyo
HIROTO OHGUSHI, 13-1, 11 KOs 10R TETSUYA SHINOZAKI, 12-6-6, 5 KOs

TEPPEI YASUDA, 7-0-1, no KO 10R IKUO YAMANAKA, 12-5, 9 KOs

HIDEKAZU MATSUNOBU 10R KINJI AMANO

KOHEI MATSUURA, 12-3, 2 KOs 10R SEISHI OHNUMA, 9-4-1, 1 KO

Feb. 13 Fukuoka (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
PANTHER YANAGIDA, JBC #6 super-feather 10R SUKHWI CHO, Korean #3 super-bantam

Feb. 14, Osaka
EIICHI SUGAMA, JBC #5 feather 10R SOMYONG KITADHOHBOHUBOL, Thailand
(This Thai opponent is announced as Vichai Kiatbahkporn, TBC #2 ranked super-featherweight contender, but the TBC #2 130-pounder is Somyong Kiatdhohbohubol, and their second names look similar. The correct name will be confirmed later.)

Feb. 19 Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF super-bantam elimination bout
KIOH KIL, Korean champ, OPBF #2 contender, 9-4-2, 4 KOs 12R SHIN YAMATO, OPBF #3 contender, 15-2-4, 5 KOs

On this card, the semi-final is one of the Carnival of Champions; Japanese featherweight elimination bout between Atsushi Hagiwara and Toshikaze Kimura, as written above on the top of this Schedule.

Feb. 20, Okayama
OPBF super-feather title bout
TIGER ARI, Philippines, 55-5-2, 24 KOs 12R KAZUNORI FUJITA, JBC #8 feather, 10-0, 7 KOs

WOLF TOKIMITSU, WBC #4 minimum 10R TBA

SHINICHI KOMATSU, unranked feather by the JBC 10R ALAN MORRE, GAB #8 bantam

DRAGON HIDEKI, JBC #9 light 10R KENTA OKADA, 7-2-1, 2 KOs

Feb. 21, Hiroshima
WATARU YAMAJI, JBC #9 super-fly 10R JERRY PAHAYAHAY, GAB #7 fly

YUKI HASHIGUCHI, JBC #9 minimu 10R TAKAHIRO UOMORI

Feb. 23, Tokyo TBA 10R TBA

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 TBA

Mar. 13, Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
KAZU ARISAWA, JBC #3 feather 10R TBA

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. 28 (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF supper-middle title bout
YOSHINORI NISHIZAWA, Japan, defending champ 12R 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. 16 Akashi (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF super-light title bout
MASAKAZU SATAKE, Japan, defending champ 12R TBA

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

### KOREA

Jan. 30 Pohang
WBA super-feather title bout
JONGKWON BAEK, Korea, defending champ, 21-0, 18 KOs 12R KYUCHUL CHOI, Korea, 16-1, 9 KOs

Mar . 5
WBA official super-feather eliminator
LAKVA SIM, Mongol, Ex-WBA champ 10R YONGSOO CHOI, Korea, Ex-WBA champ

### THAILAND

Feb. 5 Saraburi
PICHIT CHOR SIRIWAT, Thailand, defending champ 12R TBA (Korean challenger's name to be confirmed later)

Feb. 25
WBC flyweight title bout (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
MEDGOEN 3K-BATTERY, 19-0, 12 KOs 12R MASAKI KAWABATA, Japan, 16-3-2, 8 KOs

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

### PHILIPPINES

Mar. 4
MANNY PACQUIAO, Ex-WBC fly champ 10R ARNEL BORROTILLO, Ausralian-based Filipino

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