February 5, 2006
NAGOYA, JAPAN-Hard-punching Filipino Randy Suico (24-2, 21 KOs), 129.25, easily kept his OPBF 130-pound belt as he dropped ex-world challenger Ryuhei Sugita (30-3-2, 22 KOs), 129.25, with a vicious left hook in the second and accelerated his attack to halt him at 1:39 of the fourth round on Sunday in Nagoya, Japan. The tall champ saw Sugitafs kamikaze attack in the opening session, but countered well to shake him up effectively. The second witnessed Suico explode a wicked left hook to send him to the deck with a thud. Sugita amazingly beat the count and desperately fought back with his hand busy, though his punches were neither sharp nor effective. Suico, in the third, found the range and punished him with solid lefts and rights to slow down his challenger. As Suico brought him to a standstill with big blows, his chief second and manager Kiyoshi Hatanaka, ex-WBC 122-pound champ, wisely threw in the towel to save his boy from further punishment. The referee promptly Pinit Prayadsab raised the champfs hand. The loserfs two teeth were broken, and the inside of his mouth was lacerated badly by Suicofs left hooks. The dejected loser announced to hand up gloves for good in his dressing room after his bad defeat.
Promoter: Hatanaka Promotions.
(2-5-06)