August 8, 2000
TOKYO, JAPAN-WBC #6 ranked Makoto Suzuki(right photo), 104 1/2, kept his Japanese minimum title as he outhustled lanky footworker Hiroyuki Abe, 104 3/4, all the way to pound out a unanimous decision over 10.
August 8, 2000
TOKYO, JAPAN-WBC #6 ranked Makoto Suzuki(right photo), 104 1/2, kept his Japanese minimum title as he outhustled lanky footworker Hiroyuki Abe, 104 3/4, all the way to pound out a unanimous decision over 10.
Suzuki, making his third defense, wasn’t as sharp as previously, but had the upper hand over the game but less powerful opponent.
Scored: 98-94, 98-95 and 98-96, all for WBA #10 ranked minimum Suzuki, 12-5-2, 7 KOs. Abe dipped to 8-5, 3 KOs.
Lefty Nobuyuki Enomoto, Japan’s #5 ranked minimum, 105 1/4, sustained a gash under the left eyebrow early, but overpowered Masayuki Kubo, 104 3/4, with busy body bombardments to win a unanimous nod over 10. Enomoto, 12-1-1, 2 KOs, registered 10 wins in a row. Kubo fell to 9-7-2, 2 KOs.
Hard-hitting Yoshio Hattori, 129 1/4, put on a gallant performance in outscoring a tremendously durable Indonesian named Rio Saragih, 129 1/4, via majority decision over 10.
It’s the fight of the night, as they displayed all they had to fully entertain the crowd. Hattori often had him on the verge of a knockdown, but Saragih, ex-national champ, withstood his vicious attacks and occasionally fought back to shake him up with solid overhand rights. It became a furious see-saw battle.
Scored: 98-95 and 96-94 both for Hattori, and 96-96. Though unranked, Hattori, 13-5, 10 KOs, had difficulty looking for his opponent due his devastating power, so he had to face the foreign rival this night. Saragih, 10-3-1, 7 KOs, impressed the spectators with his game performance despite his defeat.
Promoter: Kyo Noguchi’s Noguchi Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi (as for the Hattori vs. Saragih bout).
(8-8-00)