December 18, 2004
TOKYO, JAPAN-Game Mexican underdog Isaac Bustos (24-6-3, 13 KOs), 105, surprisingly captured the WBC 105-pound belt as he was awarded a TKO victory over previously unbeaten defending titlist Eagle Kyowa (13-1, 5 KOs), 105, because of the champfs dislocated shoulder at 0:19 of the fourth round on Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan.
It abruptly ended in a very bizarre fashion. Eagle, who had dethroned Jose Antonio Aguirre by a shutout decision here last January, was in complete command in the first two rounds, battering the slower challenger from all angles. The champ, making his second defense, was controlling the fight until he suffered the right shoulder dislocated midway in round three. Bustos turned loose and went forward to stalk the injured champ, while Eagle tried to cope with his attack only with his left hand. During the recess after the third, the cornermen made their best effort to recover his shoulder to no avail. No sooner had the fatal fourth commenced than Eagle complained of a pain and quit as he turned his back to the willing challenger. Referee Toby Gibson, from Las Vegas, promptly raised the hand of the jubilant Mexican. The official tallies were identical: all 29-28 for Eagle among the three judges of James JenKin, Gerald Ritter and Edward Kugler, all from the US.
Japanese #4 ranked 130-pounder Yusuke Kobori (13-2-1, 6 KOs), 129.5, fought to a technical draw (87-87, 86-86 and 87-86 for him) with unbeaten Akira Yamazaki (5-0-2, 2 KOs), 130, at 9:15 of the ninth round. Yamazaki, an ex-amateur prospect, had the right cheek so grotesquely swollen due to a previous head-collision that the ref Uratani called a halt to take a technical verdict. We witnessed a couple of stoppages in a bizarre fashion tonight.
Promoter: Kadoebi Jewel Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi (as for the Eagle vs. Bustos bout).
(12-18-04)