March 13, 2005
KITAKYUSHU, JAPAN-Up-and-coming 105-pounder Shungo Yokoyama (13-1-1, 2 KOs), 114.75, chalked up a TKO win over OPBF #10 ranked Yodphet Sor-Sakhunphan (10-7, 1 KO), 114.75, with persistent body bombardments at 0:58 of the fifth round on Sunday in Kitakyushu, Japan. Thai #4 ranked 115-pounder Detchsiam Loogphohdam (13-18, 7 KOs), 121.25, stunned the crowd by halting Masamichi Shirogane (10-3, 7 KOs), 121.25, at 2:22 of the fifth session in a scheduled eight.
Promoter: Chikuho Promotions.
(3-13-05)
March 13, 2005
TOYAMA, JAPAN-Japanese #7 ranked 154-pounder Ryuichi Kuwana (10-17, 3 KOs), 147, eked out a debatable split decision over hard-hitting prospect from Osaka, Kenryo Matsumoto (13-2-2, 12 KOs), 146.5, over ten on Sunday in Toyama, Japan. Tomoya Matsuda, 131.75, stopped Keiji Fukazawa, 132, at 1:18 of the fourth round in a scheduled ten. Thai #9 feather Thongcharoen Au Suwannasilp, 126, outscored Japanfs Isamu Sakashita, 126, over ten.
Promoter: Toyama Promotions.
(3-13-05)
March 13, 2005
SHIZUOKA, JAPAN-Tsukasa Kashiwagi, 145.5, blasted out Thailander Chartchai Kiatpayathai, 142.25, at 2:18 into the opening session of a scheduled ten. Toshikazu Waga, 104.75, upset formerly Japanese top minimum contender Daisuke Iida, 104.75, by a majority decision over ten. Iida previously dropped the current WBA 105-pound champ Yutaka Niida twice en route to a grueling draw with the latterfs national title at stake in 2001. Ex-Thai bantam champ Norasingh Kiatprasanchai, 122.5, scored a stunning TKO victory over Yuya Miyagi, 122.75, at 1:58 of the fourth session in a scheduled ten.
Promoter: Mitsuyama Promotions.
(3-13-05)
March 10, 2005
TOKYO, JAPAN-In an elimination bout to decide the new Japanese lightweight champ following a relinquishment of ex-titlist Takahiro Shimada, top ranked Kokichi Tanaka (23-8-2, 11 KOs), 135, dropped #2 Kazuki Kubota (14-5-2, 3 KOs), 135, with a smashing one-two combo in the opening session, but Kubotafs nasty cut over the left eyebrow, caused by an accidental butt, made it a technical draw at 0:12 of the fourth session in a scheduled ten on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan. Kobota fought back hard to win the third with his busy body shots, so it was uncertain which would have been the victor had it gone on.
Koji Suzuki (6-1-2, 2 KOs), 134.5, scored a come-from-behind KO over Manabu Suzuki (6-6-2, 2 KOs), 134.5, at 2:19 of the eighth and final session.
Promoter: Cheyenne Promotions.
(3-10-05)