July 2, 2005
TOKYO, JAPAN-WBC#12/WBA#11 ranked OPBF lightweight champ Chikashi Inada (18-2, 13 KOs), 135, kept his regional belt by dispatching Korean ruler Seungwoo Park (11-1, 7 KOs), 135, at 2:39 of the eighth round on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. The elongated Inada kept oujabbing the awkward Korean before he turned loose and connected with solid left-right combinations to floor him. The Thai referee Anek Hongtongkam promptly declared a stoppage without bothering to count the flattened challenger. Scores after the seventh: Hongtongkam 69-64 and Takeshi Shimakawa (Japan) 69-65, both for Inada, and Byungki Kim (Korea) 67-66 for Park.
Unbeaten feather prospect Takahiro Ao (7-0, 5 KOs), 126, earned a unanimous nod (99-94, 98-93 and 98-95) over ex-rugby player Yoshinori Miyata (15-4-1, 10 KOs), 126, over ten. Lefty Akifumi Shimoda (10-0, 7 KOs), 122, impressively halted Shusaku Ino (8-3, 1 KO), 122, at the end of the fourth in a scheduled eight. Ex-national amateur champ Koji Sato (2-0, 2 KOs), 160, finished Jootae Kim (4-1, 2 KOs), 158.75, Korea, at 1:27 of the third session in a scheduled six.
Promoter: Teiken Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi (as for the Inada vs. Park and Sato vs. Kim bouts).
(7-2-05)
June 30, 2005
TOKYO, JAPAN-WBA#11/WBC#11 ranked 105-pound contender Makoto Suzuki (18-8-2, 11 KOs), 105, was befuddled by the tremendous durability of Filipino Ricardo Albia (12-12-3, 2 KOs), 105, but pounded out a unanimous decision (99-94, 98-93 and 98-94) over ten heats on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.
Promoter: Noguchi Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi.
(6-30-05)
June 28, 2005
SAPPORO, JAPAN-WBA #14 ranked ex-Japanese 108-pound champ Masato Hatakeyama (14-3-3, 5 KOs), 107, battered Thai #3 light-fly Petch Sakrungrueng (3-4, 2 KOs), 107.5, en route to a stoppage at 1:06 of the fourth round in a scheduled ten on Tuesday in Sapporo, Japan.
Promoter: Kyoei Akasaka Promotions.
(6-28-05)