October 8, 2006
NAGOYA, JAPAN
We have some 300 promotions in a year in Japan, so we sometimes see four cards (or more) on the same day. A couple of promoters staged separate programs at the same arena in the daytime and at night each in Nagoya and Osaka.
OPBF#10 ranked prospect Shoji Kawase (15-2-4, 9 KOs), 134.5, overwhelmed Thai national 130-pound champ Muangfahlek Kiatwichien (15-8, 9 KOs), 134.25, with busier combinations and survived a visit to the deck with his opponent’s right counter in the eighth to win a unanimous verdict (97-93, 97-92 and 98-93) over ten on Sunday afternoon in Nagoya, Japan.
Unbeaten Japanese #9 light-fly Yuki Sano (7-0-1, 4 KOs), 107.25, scored a quick stoppage of Petchsunthong Sithsaithong (6-4, 1 KO), 108, at 2:25 of the second round in a supporting ten.
Promoter: Matsuda Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi.
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NAGOYA, JAPAN
Japanese #4 super-fly Kenji Saegusa (16-3-1, 9 KOs), 117.75, proved too fast and sharp for Hiromasa Ohashi (12-7-3, 6 KOs), 117.5, as Saegusa had his opponent’s right eye badly swollen and finally stopped him with a barrage of punches at 0:35 of the sixth session on Sunday night in Nagoya, Japan.
Promoter: Heiwa Promotions.
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OSAKA, JAPAN
WBC#19 ranked bantam Mikio Yasuda (10-3-2, 8 KOs), 122, battered Thailander Thongthai Rajanondh (6-3-2, no KO), 121, with solid rights followed by left hooks to pound out a unanimous decision (79-74 and 78-75 twice) over eight on Sunday afternoon in Osaka, Japan. Yasuda had entered the WBC ratings thanks to his upset triumph over much more experienced Mexican Jaime Ortiz beneath the upset stoppage of Nobuo Nashiro over Martin Castillo last July. The hard-hitting left hooker Yasuda, the WBA superfly champ Nashiro’s stablemate, is gunning for a shot at the national belt against Masayuki Mitani.
Japanese #2 minimum Kenichi Horikawa (12-5-1, 4 KOs), 106.75, dispatched Tatsuma Ohora (8-2-1, 2 KOs), 107, at 2:18 of the opening session in a scheduled ten.
Promoter: Eddie Townsend Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi (as for the Yasuda-Thongthai bout).
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October 8, 2006
OSAKA, JAPAN
WBA#11 light-fly Takahiro Hisataka (14-3-1, 4 KOs), 112, earned a unanimous nod (99-91, 98-93 and 98-93) over ex-Filipino fly champ Federico Catubay (18-11-3, 11 KOs), 111.75, over ten on Sunday night in Osaka, Japan.
OPBF#9 fly Rocky Fuentes (16-5-2, 10 KOs), 115, was awarded a debatable split decision (97-93, 96-95 and 94-96) over previously unbeaten Yuki Nasu (12-1, 9 KOs), 114.75, over ten. Fuentes appeared to have the upper hand all the way.
Philippine top ranked 115-pounder Robert Allanic (15-1, 7 KOs), 113.75, scored a fine TKO win over Hiroaki Kusunoki (10-5-2, 8 KOs), 115, at 2:47 of the eighth round in a scheduled ten.
Filipino JR Sollano (9-5-6, 7 KOs), 134, landed a well-timed right counter to finish Japanese Hayato Takabayashi (11-10-3, 7 KOs), 134.75, at 2:37 of the first session of a scheduled ten.
Koji Samejima (14-1-1, 5 KOs), 138, hit the deck with a southpaw right hook of Philippine light champ Dexter Delada (16-4, 11 KOs), 136.25, but exploded a good right shot to finish the Filipino at 0:52 of the second round in a first tenner.
Filipino Louie Bantigue (11-5-4, 4 KOs), 113, demolished Satoru Uchida (2-4-2, 1 KO), 115, with a single left uppercut to the face at 2:05 of the first round in a scheduled four.
The four Filipino boys were victorious over Japanese boxers in six bouts.
(10-8-06)