April 16, 2011
April 16, 2011
OSAKA, JAPAN
Unbeaten WBA female champ Etsuko Tada (8-0-2, 2 KOs), a Japanese southpaw, impressively unified the WBA 105-pound championship as she cleverly and constantly kept punching interim ruler Ibeth Zamora (11-3, 4 KOs), Mexico, to win a unanimous decision over ten rounds in Osaka, Japan.
Judges Silvestre Abainza (Philippines) and Dr. Michael Lee (Korea) both had it 98-92 and 98-93, and Chalerm Prayadsab (Thailand) 96-94, all for the defending champ Tada. Referee was Ferlin Marsh (New Zealand) who handled the fast-moving girls very well.
Tada, a quicker southpaw, took the initiative from the outset with her superior hand speed and shifty footwork with ease. Zamora started her engine no earlier than in round six, taking a point with her persistent body attacks. But Tada came back to win the seventh and eighth with her fine display of good footwork and sharp combinations. They shared the last two sessions with their last surges.
It was a very good fight, but Tadafs speed and skills prevailed so that she successfully unified the WBA female 105-pound championships.
Promoter: Futur Promotions.
(4-17-11)