## SUGITA KEEPS WBC YOUTH 122-POUND BELT

December 12, 2002

NAGOYA, JAPAN-Unbeaten Masanori Sugita (13-0, 10 KOs), 121.25, barely kept his WBC youth 122-pound belt by a close but unanimous decision (96-94 twice and 98-97) over previously unbeaten Eduardo Garcia (11-1, 3 KOs), 120, Mexico, over 10 in Nagoya, Japan.

### Undercard:

WBC #7 122-pounder Kozo Ishii (30-3, 22 KOs), displayed a one-punch KO over Thailander Veerachai Chuwatana (7-9, 4 KOs), 122, at 2:56 of the second.

WBC #10 ranked OPBF welter champ Hiroshi Watanabe (17-2-2, 13 KOs), 147.75, dispatched Thailander Lamsongkhram Suanaharnjarvee (5-6, 1 KO), 147.5, at 2:07 of the opening canto in a non-title 10.

WBC #17 fly Koji Koyama (11-2-1, 6 KOs), 113.25, came off the canvas in the third, dropped Thailander Maengpong Kiatdhohbohubol (11-9, 8 KOs), 111.75, with a vicious right in the 6th, and earned a hairline decision (96-95 twice and 95-94) over 10. It was a hotly contested battle.

Japanese #7 super-fly Yoshinobu Nakamura (16-1-2, 11 KOs), 115.25, outscored a durable Thailander Daochai KT-Gym (5-7, 1 KO), 114.25, over 10.

The first ten saw Minekazu Imura, 121.5, score a TKO win over Chaloemchat Kietprasanchai (4-8, 2 KOs), 121.25, at 2:10 of the 5th round.

Promoter: Tenyu Maruki Promotions.

Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi.

(12-12-02)

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