April 25, 2003
TOKYO, JAPAN-WBA #4 ranked bantam Yokthai Sith-Oar (28-3-1, 17 KOs), 121.25, Thailand, kept smoking and battering lefty Japanese prospect Akihiko Nago (20-4-1, 13 KOs), 121.25, from all angles to pound out a unanimous decision over 10 in Tokyo, Japan.
Yokthai, ex-WBA 115-pound champ, remained so aggressive all night that he often pinned Nago to the ropes with a barrage of punches to the face and belly. Nago, who had twice failed to win the world title from the WBA ruler Hideki Todaka and the WBC boss Masamori Tokuyama, left for Los Angeles to train under Freddie Roach. Nago, once regarded as a brightest prospect here, clearly won just the second and was forced to be mostly defensive against the energetic Thailanderfs powerful rallies. Scored: 98-95, 96-95 and 97-96. But it was much more lopsided than the sentimental official tallies.
Promoter: Shin Nihon Kimura Promotions.
(4-25-03)