SHIMADA KEEPS JAPANESE LIGHT TITLE BY TECHNICAL DRAW

July 29, 2002

TOKYO, JAPAN-Japanese light champ Takehiro Shimada (11-3-1, 7 KOs), 134.25, kept his national belt on a technical draw with Tomohiro Ohnuki (7-9-6, 2 KOs), 133.5, due to the latter’s bad bleeding at 1:52 of the third round in Tokyo, Japan, though the champ had the upper hand from the start.

Undercard:

The OPBF middle champ Naotaka Hozumi (21-2-1, 18 KOs), 161.75, engaged in a non-title affair and easily finished Thailand’s Kaoklai Kaennorasing (3-5), 161, at 2:10 of the 4th.

Promoter: Yonekura Promotions.

(7-29-02)

MINORIYAMA BLASTS OUT KOREAN PARK IN ONE

July 28, 2002

KOBE, JAPAN-Japanese #4 bantam Ryuichi Minoriyama (10-3-3, 5 KOs), 120, dropped Korean #5 bantie Myungchul Park, 119.75, and stopped him at 2:57 of the opening canto.

Promoter: JM Kakogawa Promotions.

(7-28-02)

MORISHITA STOPS YOSHIDA

July 25, 2002

OSAKA, JAPAN-Steadily improving Japanese #2 ranked super-welter Hideki Morishita (9-1-1, 7 KOs), 152.5, sent Seisai Yoshida (11-17-4, 6 KOs), 156.5, sprawling to the deck to prompt the referee’s intervention at 1:27 of the 4th session.

Promoter: Harada Promotions.

(7-25-02)

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