August 15, 2015
FUKUOKA, JAPAN
WBC female 105-pound champ, Japanese southpaw speedster Yuko Kuroki (13-4-1, 6 KOs), 105.75, proved too fast and ferocious for Thailand’s Kanittha Saknarong, 106, and scored a quick stoppage at 0:43 of the third round in a non-title eight on Sunday in Fukuoka, Japan. Kuroki, a 24-year-old daughter of the head of Fukuoka Police Station, utilized sharp southpaw jabs from the outset, whipped the Thai girl with quick combinations and finally pinned her to a corner with a flurry of punches, when the third man called a halt to save the loser. Kuroki will defend her belt against the leading available contender to be designated by the WBC in December.
JBC#2 minimum Tatsuya Fukuhara (15-4-5, 6 KOs), 104, took the initiative from the start and battered Thongchai Chaiyonggym, 103.25, so one-sidedly that the ref didn’t hesitate to intervene quickly at 1:21 of the third round in a scheduled eight. The up-and-coming southpaw Fukuhara had battled to a majority draw with Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr. last September and chalked up a second-round TKO win over Pangporn Por Singdet this March?both in Thailand?to show his progress, and is now gunning for an ambitious crack at the Japanese national belt against Go Odaira.
Promoter: Honda Fitness Promotions.
(8-15-2015)