## WBC#16 SATO KEEPS OPBF 160LB BELT

April 19, 2008

TOKYO, JAPAN

Unbeaten OPBF middleweight champ, WBC#16 Koji Sato (12-0, 11 KOs), 160, kept his regional belt as he floored Indonesian ruler Bambang Rusadi (9-4, 6 KOs), 158, twice before the challenger quit on the stool after the second round terminated on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Sato, making his third defense since acquiring the vacant throne via ninth-round stoppage of Aussie Adam Vella last year, decked the muscular Indonesian with a combination in the first and with a vicious left hook in the second, showing his superior strength. As Rusadi suffered a completely closed left optic, his corner refused to allow him to go on.

### Undercard:

WBC#3/WBA#6 super-bantam Toshiaki Nishioka (31-4-3, 19 KOs), 124, exploded a vicious southpaw left to flatten Mexican Jesus Garcia (18-11-3, 9 KOs), 121, at 0:43 of the third session in a scheduled eight. As the ref Tsuchiya promptly declared a halt at Garciafs fall with a thud without taking a count, it is registered as a TKO by the JBC. Unbeaten JBC#4 ranked 140-pound bright prospect Yoshihiro Kamegai (8-0, 7 KOs), 141, looked very sharp and strong in dismantling ex-Indonesian champ Monte Carlos (11-8-2, 3 KOs), 139.75, for the count at 2:25 of the third. Kamegai, former amateur titlist, may be a future national champ with speed, skills and power. Ex-Olympian southpaw flyweight Toshiyuki Igarashi (6-0-1, 5 KOs), 112, dropped Indonesian Alex BS (6-3-4, 2 KOs), 111, three times to score an automatic KO at 1:30 of the sixth round.

Promoter: Teiken Promotions.

Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi (Sato-Rusadi, Kamegai-Carlos and Igarashi-BS bouts).

(4-19-08)

## NAKAGISHI HALTS KOBAYASHI

April 15, 2008

TOKYO, JAPAN

OPBF#3 122-pounder Futa Nakagishi (14-2-1, 7 KOs), 122, stunned the crowd with a beautiful one-punch stoppage of JBC#9 Hidenori Kobayashi (13-2-1, 5 KOs), 122, at 2:33 of the third session in a scheduled ten on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan. Nakagishi, who previously failed to win the OPBF super-bantam belt from Wethya Sakmuangklaeng, showed his improvement and landed a devastating straight left when switching from orthodox to southpaw. It was such a clearcut stoppage (registered as a TKO by the JBC) that the flattened loser was carried out of the ring on a stretcher.

Promoter: Hideki Todaka Promotions.

(4-15-09)

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