November 18, 2000
November 18, 2000
TOKYO, JAPAN-WBC #9 ranked Koki Tanaka(right photo), 108, barely kept his OPBF light fly title as he mixed up with durable and game Korean Pilkoo Kang, 108, and dropped him with a crisp left hook in the 9th en route to a split but well-received decision over 12.
Scored: referee Ukrid Sarasas (Thailand) 117-114 and judge Ken Morita (Japan) 116-113, both for Tanaka (14-1-3, 7 KOs), and judge Kwangwoo Lee (Korea) 116-113 for Kang (6-5, 3 KOs).
Tanaka, originally a boxer-puncher, recklessly mixed up to make it a give-and-take affair with the pugnacious Korean, whom the champ dropped with a well-timed left hook in the closing seconds of the 9th. It carried Tanaka to his second defense of the regional title.
Undercard:Satoru Suzuki, 160, kept his Japanese middleweight belt on a quick stoppage of Ikuo Yamanaka, a lantern jawed hard-puncher, 160, at 2:25 into the opening canto.
Suzuki, 11-3, 7 KOs, floored him with a straight right, and his follow-up promoted the referee to intervene. The loser dipped to 13-7, 10 KOs.
Unbeaten feather sensation Eugenio “Yuji” Gomez, 127, ran it to 12-0, 11 KOs when he disposed of Thai national champ Saengsi Poh Chaiwattana, 128, at 0:35 of the third canto in a scheduled 10.
The Puerto Rican import displayed his awesome power in dropping the 19-year-old Thailander with vicious body shots twice prior to the stoppage. Though Gomez failed to score his 8th consecutive first-round KO win, he kept his winning streak by a TKO triumph. The loser fell to 9-2, 5 KOs.
Promoter: Hachioji Nakaya Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi.
(11-18-00)
UNBEATEN KUMA BLASTS OUT FILIPINONovember 19, 2000
NOHGATA, JAPAN-Unbeaten lefty Dainoshin Kuma(right photo), 132 3/4, Japanese #7 ranked feather, scored a one-punch KO of Filipino Ali Albarasin, 132 1/4, as he dug a wicked left to the belly at 2:30 of the opening session in a scheduled 10.
The GAB #9 ranked Albarasin impaired to 18-19-4, 13 KOs.
Undercard:Koji Fujiwara(left photo), 121 3/4, retired Filipino Ramil Itom, 121 3/4, at the end of the first round in a scheduled 6. The winner is 8-2, 4 KOs, and the loser 8-23-1, 2 KOs.
Promoter: Chikuho Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi.
(11-19-00)
November 13, 2000
OSAKA, JAPAN-Japanese #6 ranked light fly Noriyuki Baba, 110 1/4, lost a split duke to 29-year-old Masayuki Kubo, 110, over 10.
Noboru Fukuyama, 117 1/2, chalked up a TKO win over Tat Torres, 118, at 2:29 of the 9th canto. Noriyuki Komatsu, 112, outscored Kenichi Matoba, 112, over 10.
Promoter: Osaka Teiken Promotions.
(11-13-00)
Nov. 12, 2000
KASHIMA, JAPAN-Yuji Nukaga, 122, finally scored a TKO win over Filipino Jojo Lemoran, 122, at 0:25 of the 8th and last round.
Promoter: Kashimanada Promotions.
(11-12-00)