January 21, 2007
TOKYO, JAPAN
Formerly three-class national champ, currently Japanese top welter contender Tadashi Yuba (30-4-2, 21 KOs), 150, exploded his southpaw left hand, dropped Keiichi Arai (12-4-1, 4 KOs), 150, each twice in the third and fourth, finishing him at 1:08 of the fourth round in a scheduled ten on Sunday afternoon in Tokyo, Japan. This show started no later than at 11 am, since the Korakuen Hall was booked for another show at night. Yuba, a lefty six-footer, is gunning for a mandatory shot at the Japanese national 147-pound throne against Terutoshi Ohmagari, who previously dethroned Yuba with just three punches in the first round, to revenge on his grudge rival and regain his belt.
Tomonobu Shimizu (10-1, 4 KOs), 112, scored a couple of knockdowns en route to a nearly shutout decision (100-90 twice and 99-91) over Thailander Fahpetchnoi Sor Chitapattana (13-2, 9 KOs), 111.25, over ten. Shinichi Yamaguchi (10-2-2, 3 KOs), 111.75, dispatched OPBF#7 Somyosh Voh Suraphol (13-9, 3 KOs), 112, at 2:18 of the fourth round. Nobuyuki Matsumoto (8-2-2, 3 KOs), 118, outscored Thailander Sairung Singwangcha (17-4. 8 KOs), 118, over eight.
Promoter: Dream Action.
(1-21-07)