September 5, 2009
TOKYO, JAPAN
WBA#13/WBC#15 Akira Yaegashi (12-2, 7 KOs), 105, successfully retained his newly acquired Japanese minimumweight belt as he utilized his swift footwork and solid counters to pound out a unanimous decision (98-92 twice and 99-91) over OPBF#3 Japanese top contender Junichiro Kaneda (19-4-1, 12 KOs), 105, over ten fast rounds on Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan.
Yaegashi’s constant move nullified Kaneda’s busy combinations, and his counters often caught the game but limited challenger all night. The fleet-footed champ accelerated his attack to have the methodical rival at bay down the stretch and confirm his victory.
Unbeaten WBC#21 Go Onaga (14-0-1, 10 KOs), 114.5, a hard-punching southpaw handled by ex-WBC/WBA champ Hideyuki Ohashi, displayed a fine form in dropping Naohiro Yanagi (8-10, 4 KOs), 114.75, twice in the first and once more in the fatal round, impressively stopping him at 2:06 of the third session. Unbeaten ex-national high school champ Ryosuke Iwasa (5-0, 4 KOs), 118, a tall and young southpaw, scored a fine TKO win over OPBF#15 Indonesian bantam champ Falazona Fidal (49-19-1, 13 KOs), 118, at 1:04 of the seventh.
Promoter: Ohashi Promotions.
Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi (as for the Iwasa-Fidal bout).
(9-5-09)
September 5, 2009
TOKYO, JAPAN
Ex-WBA 108-pound champ Koki Kameda (21-0, 14 KOs), 113.25, decked an easy tune-up bout prior to his WBC shot against compatriot Daisuke Naito in November, as he floored miserably overmatched Mexican Humberto Pool (15-9-3, 9 KOs), 113.25, three times to score a KO win at 2:29 of the fifth round on Saturday afternoon in Tokyo, Japan.
Pool suffered his sixth defeat in last seven bouts, following a third-round KO loss to Brahim Asloum in his comeback go in France this April. It is a pity that many mediocre Mexicans recently came here only to be Japanese prospects’ victims in overmatched games. Probably Kameda used Pool as his safe stepping stone before his already slated title crack at Naito.
Promoter: Kameda Promotions.
(9-5-09)