March 16, 2004
TOKYO, JAPAN-Formerly two-time world challenger Akihiko Nago (22-5-1, 15 KOs), 120.25, surprisingly dropped a unanimous technical decision (89-86, 88-85 and 87-86) to Japanese #8 bantam Yasuo Kijima (16-7-2, 5 KOs), 120.25, at 2:36 of the ninth round on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan. Nago was so disappointedly sluggish that he was continually pinned to the ropes to absorb Kijima’s body bombardments all the way despite his occasional attempt to retaliate with wild and less accurate swings with his back to the ropes. Kijima sustained such a bad gash caused by an accidental butt that he couldn’t go on, and a technical verdict was taken by the referee Yoshida. Nago, who had failed to win the WBA and WBC 115-pound belts, losing to Hideki Todaka and Masamori Tokuyama both on points years ago.
Aggressive Daisuke Yamanaka (12-1, 8 KOs), 121.5, piloted by ex-WBA 108-pound champ Yoko Gushiken, floored more experienced Nobuyuki Doi (14-7-4, 6 KOs), 122, with a wicked body shot in the sixth, withstood Doi’s furious retaliation in the final canto and eked out a split nod (96-95 twice and 96-97) over ten.
Promoter: Shirai Gushiken Promotions.
(3-16-04)
March 15, 2004
TOKYO, JAPAN-Unbeaten WBC #23 ranked Sasha Baktin (10-0, 5 KOs), 118, barely kept his Japanese bantam belt as he weathered solid body shots of top ranked Ryuichi Minoriyama (14-5-3, 6 KOs), 117.75, and kept outjabbing the game challenger en route to a unanimous decision (97-94, 98-94 and 99-94) over ten heats in their rematch on Monday in Tokyo, Japan. Sasha, a Russian living in Tokyo, was dropped by Minoriyama in the opening canto despite sweeping the second through the last in their first encounter in 2001. It was a much tougher bout for Sasha than that, as the OPBF #2 Minoriyama averted almost all of the champ’s trade-mark jabs and fought back with body bombardments.
Japanese #5 super-bantam Keisuke Ayukawa (17-6-1, 12 KOs), 122, survived a couple of knockdowns in the fourth and fifth, furiously came back and earned a majority nod (96-95, 95-94 and 96-96) over ten.
Promoter: Kyoei Promotions.
(3-15-04)
March 14, 2004
TOYAMA, JAPAN-Japanese #8 140-pounder Ryuichi Toyama (9-20-5, 3 KOs), 146.5, pounded out a nearly shutout decision (99-93 twice and 100-92) over Nannam Kiatprasanchai (8-10, 3 KOs), 146.5, over ten on Sunday (March 14) in Toyama, Japan.
Promoter: Toyama Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi.
(3-14-04)
March 13, 2004
OSAKA, JAPAN-Up-and-coming 17-year-old ex-amateur champ Koki Kameda (2-0, 2 KOs), 111.75, decked Thailander Prakarun Twins-Gym (3-7, 1 KO), 110.5, twice and dispatched him at 1:12 of the opening session on Saturday (March 13) in Osaka, Japan. The sensational southpaw dropped him with his first right hook, and battered him with a barrage of punches, sending him again to the canvas.
Promoter: Green Tsuda Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi.
(3-13-04)
March 12, 2004
TOKYO, JAPAN-Japanese #5 light prospect Shunsuke Ito (15-2-1, 11 KOs), 138.75, polished off mediocre Thailander Kaimukdam Sithgorson (5-4, 1 KO), 136.75, at 1:34 of the opening session in Tokyo, Japan, on March 12. Kei Igarashi (11-3-2, 2 KOs), 134, stopped Tetsuki Suzuki, 134, at 2:26 of the ninth round. Ex-amateur star Tomonobu Shimizu (1-0, 1 KO), 112, made a successful pro debut by halting Jitsuo Mizokami (4-5-1, 2 KOs), 111.75, at 1:41 of the second round in a scheduled six.
Promoter: Kaneko Promotions.
(3-12-04)
March 11, 2004
TOKYO, JAPAN-Japanese #7 feather Ricky Tsukamoto (20-3, 3 KO), 135, was awarded a technical decision (60-56, 59-56 and 60-55) over Daisuke Ukagami (8-9-2, 1 KO), 134.25, at 2:03 of the sixth round in a scheduled eight in Tokyo, Japan on March 11. Philippine #6 130-pounder Jesar Ancajas (11-6-2, 5 KOs), 133.5, dropped Makoto Saito (11-11-1, 2 KOs), 132.75, twice en route to a fine TKO win at 0:47 of the fifth session in a scheduled eight.
Promoter: Miyata Promotions.
(3-11-04)