Oriental Boxing by JOE KOIZUMI

98/12

VEERAPOL FLATTENS TATSUYOSHI TO WIN WBC BANTAM TITLE
CHAMP'S SHOULDER DISLOCATED, ROJAS WINS WBA SUPER-FLY TITLE
RESULTS IN JAPAN IN DECEMBER(UP TO DEC. 25)
PACQUIAO DETHRONES WBC FLY CHAMP CHATCHAI BY 8TH ROUND KO; DEC. 4, 1998

98/11

SAMAN BARELY KEEPS WBC LIGHT FLY TITLE WBC LIGHT FLYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT; NOV. 26, 1998
OHTANI WINS JAPANESE MIDDLE TITLE BY UPSET DECISION; NOV. 24, 1998
TERAJI RETAINS OPBF LIGHT HEAVY TITLE ON SPLIT NOD; NOV. 19, 1998
TOGUCHI RECOMMENDED TO RETIRE BY JBC; NOV. 18, 1998
RICK YOSHIMURA RETAINS JAPANESE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE 16 TIMES; NOV. 16, 1998
OKAMOTO UPSETS KOREAN BANTAM CHAMP SHIN BY 8TH ROUND TKO; NOV. 11, 1998
IMAOKA KEEPS OPBF FEATHER TITLE ON TECHNICAL DECISION; NOV. 09, 1998
FUKUSHIMA STOPS FILIPINO BARCELONA IN 6; NOV. 07, 1998

98/10

WBC #1 RANKED JAMILI RETAINS OPBF SUPER BANTAM TITLE; OCT. 31, 1998
WATANABE DECKS 2ND COMEBACK FIGHT; OCT. 30, 1998
MONTALBAN BARELY KEEPS OPBF SUPER FLY TITLE ON SPLIT DRAW; OCT. 27, 1998
WBC #6 SUPER BANTAM ISHII DEMOLISHES KOREAN CHUN IN 3; OCT. 25, 1998
WBA SUPER FLY CHAMP IIDA'S CHALLENGER CHANGED; OCT. 20, 1998
OPBF CHAMPS MACA AND PALMER WIN IN NON-TITLE GOES; OCT. 19, 1998
SUGITA FINISHES FILIPINO ALAGENIO IN 5; OCT. 18, 1998
PICHIT RETAINS WBA LIGHT FLY TITLE ; OCT. 17, 1998
MANABE RETAINS JAPANESE SUPER BANTAM TITLE; OCT. 12, 1998
WOLF TOKIMITSU KEEPS OPBF MINI-FLY TITLE; OCT. 10, 1998
ORIENTAL LINE AS OF OCTOBER 9, 1998
NAGASHIMA RETAINS OPBF SUPER FEATHER TITLE; OCT. 3, 1998

98/09

RESULTS IN JAPAN IN SEPTEMBER
KOBAYASHI WRESTS JAPANESE FLY TITLE FROM CABATO; SEP. 30, 1998
NORWOOD LOSES WBA FEATHER TITLE ON SCALE BUT STOPS MATSUMOTO IN 10; SEP. 22, 1998
HATAKEYAMA CAPTURES WBA SUPER FEATHER TITLE IN REMATCH WITH CHOI; SEP. 5, 1998

98/08

RESULTS IN JAPAN IN AUGUST
CHO DETHRONES PENALOSA ON A SPLIT DECISION IN KOREA; AUG. 29, 1998
WANDEE ACQUIRES WBC INTERIM STRAW TITLE BY UPSETTING LIN; AUG. 23, 1998
TATSUYOSHI RETAINS WBC BANTAM TITLE ON 6TH ROUND TECHNICAL DECISION OVER AYALA; AUG. 23, 1998
BAZAN OUTCLASSES ONRUSHING SAKAMOTO TO RETAIN WBC LIGHT TITLE; AUG. 23, 1998
SENRIMA UPSETS COMEBACKING THANOMSAK ON AUG. 9, 1998; AND PHILIPPINE RESULTS; AUG. 9, 1998
ONO KEEPS JAPANESE SUPER-LIGHT TITLE ON 8TH ROUND TKO OVER KUWATA; AUG. 7, 1998
VENEZUELAN ELIO ORTIZ DECKS JAPANESE DEBUT BY 2ND ROUND TKO; AUG. 1, 1998


98/07

TAMAKI TECHNICAL DRAW WITH THAI FEATHER CHAMP KHUMPOON; JULY 28, 1998
IIDA KEEPS WBA SUPER-FLY TITLE AGAINST #1 RANKED GAMBOA; JULY 26, 1998
UNBEATEN NAGO KEEPS JAPANESE SUPER-FLY TITLE IN LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE; JULY 20, 1998
RESULTS IN THE PHILIPPINES; JULY 1998
KENJI RYUKI TKO6 JAEHYUN KIM; JULY 14, 1998
IMAOKA RETAINS OPBF FEATHER TITLE IN FIASCO; JULY 13, 1998
SUGITA UPSETS KANEUCHI TO WIN VACANT JAPANESE SUPERFEATHER TITLE; JULY 4, 1998
UNDERDOG FUKUSHIMA UPSETS FILIPINO CHAMP MOLINA IN 8; JULY 1, 1998


98/06

WBA #7 RANKED SUPERFLY TOGUCHI STRUGGLES TO WIN A SPLIT NOD OVER EX-WBC CHAMP PASCUA; JUNE 29, 1998
WBA #7 MINIFLY MANGUBAT TECHNICALLY DRAWS WITH SAI; JUNE 28, 1998
KAYAMA CAPTURES JAPANESE WELTER TITLE BY 8TH ROUND TKO OF NAKAHARA; JUNE 23, 1998
COMPLETE RECORD OF WBA #1 RANKED LIGHT FLYWEIGHT CONTENDER "JOMA GAMBOA"
WBA #1 RANKED LT. FLY JOMA GAMBOA SCORES ONE-PUNCH KO OF GEVERO; JUNE 21, 1998
RICK YOSHIMURA KEEPS JAPANESE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE 14 TIMES; JUNE 15, 1998
ISHII BEATS WBA #5 RANKED BANTAM LEE; JUNE 9, 1998
NAGASHIMA WRESTS OPBF SUPER-FEATHER TITLE BY UPSET DECISION OVER MITANI; JUNE 8, 1998
YAMATO RETAINS JAPANESE BANTAM TITLE BY OUTSCORING KAITO; JUNE 6, 1998
TAKUYA KIYA TKO5R MARLON CASTANEDA; JUNE 5, 1998
KAWAMASU MAKES A SUCCESSFUL COMEBACK BY STOPPING KOREAN LEE IN 3; JUNE 3, 1998


98/05

HOSHINO RETAINS JAPANESE MINIFLY TITLE ON MAJORITY DECISION OVER OKA; MAY 26, 1998
FILIPINO PACQUIAO SCORES FIRST ROUND KO OVER TERAO IN TOKYO; MAY 18, 1998
OHIGASHI AND HONDA RETAINS JAPANESE TITLES, AND YAMAGUCHI SCORES KO WIN; MAY 13, 1998
FILIPINO MACA CAPTURES OPBF BANTAM TITLE, AND WBC #3 LIGHTIE SAKAMOTO WINS TUNE-UP BOUT; MAY 11, 1998
ISHIHARA BEATS WBA #3 RANKED CABATO IN PRO DEBUT; MAY 4, 1998
CHATCHAI DUTCHBOYGYM RETAINS WBC FLYWEIGHT TITLE ON 5TH ROUND KO OVER YONGSOON CHANG; MAY 1, 1998


98/04

IIDA BARELY RETAINS WBA JR. BANTAM TITLE ON MAJORITY DECISION OVER IOKA; APR. 29, 1998
PENAOLSA RETAINS WBC SUPER-FLYWEIGHT TITLE ON TECHNICAL DRAW WITH ZARATE
TOGUCHI SINKS FILIPINO IDANO WITH A BODY SHOT; APR. 20, 1998
CHOI KEEPS WBA JR. LIGHT TITLE BY DEMOLISHING SERRANO
IMAOKA DEMOLISHES TAMAKI IN ONE TO RETAIN OPBF FEATHER TITLE; APR. 13, 1998
MURAKOSHI STOPS FILIPINO TARASONA IN 3; APR. 12, 1998
ADACHI OUTSCORES HASHIMOTO IN OSAKA; APR. 9, 1998
RESULTS IN THAILAND, KOREA AND INDONESIA AS OF APR. 9, 1998, PLUS TOPICS IN JAPAN
OREINT UPDATE AS OF APR. 8, 1998
CABATO KEEPS JAPANESE FLYWEIGHT TITLE ON SPLIT NOD OVER KOBAYASHI


98/03

JAPANESE CRUISER PROSPECT NISHIJIMA'S SCANDAL--PART 2
HATAKEYAMA IMPRESSIVELY WINS JAPANESE JR. LIGHT TITLE BY STOPPING ARISAWA IN 9
WBF JR. BANTAM CHAMP SAMSON DUTCHBOYGYM SUFFERS SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT
NISHIZAWA KEEPS JAPANESE MIDDLE TITLE BY BEATING #1 CONTENDER SASAWAKI; MAR. 24, 1998
LOCAL JR. FEATHER PROSPECT ISHII STOPS EX-OPBF BANTAM CHAMP OH; MAR. 22, 1998
RICK YOSHIMURA KEEPS JAPANESE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE FOR 13TH TIME
UNBEATEN NAGO WINS JAPANESE JR. BANTAM TITLE BY SPECTACULAR KO OVER MATSUKURA; MAR. 9, 1998
WBC #3 RANKED LIGHTIE SAKAMOTO BLASTS OUT FILIPINO MONDONEDO IN ONE; MAR. 8, 1998
WBC FEATHER CHAMP LUISITO ESPINOSA PULLED OUT OF APRIL 18 CARD IN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
WBC & WBA #1 105-LBS. CONTENDER ROCKY LIN AND WBA #2 108-LBS. CONTENDER JOMA GAMBOA WIN IN TOKYO; MAR. 7, 1998
SORJATURONG PROVES TOO STRONG FOR YAHIRO TO KEEP WBC LIGHT FLY TITLE ON 4TH ROUND TKO
TATSUYOSHI RETAINS WBC BANTAM TITLE BY UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER SOSA
OREINT UPDATE AS OF MAR. 4, 1998; MITANI RETAINS OPBF JR. LIGHT TITLE BY UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER HIRANAKA
PICHIT CHOR SIRIWAT KEEPS WBA JR. FLY TITLE ON A UNANIMOUS NOD OVER #1 CONTENDER HADAO CP GYM


98/02

CHATCHAI DUTCHBOYGYM RETAINS WBC FLYWEIGHT TITLE BY UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER YONGJIN KIM
ORIENT UPDATE AS OF FEB. 27, 1998 #2; LAKVA SHIM KO'S SANGSUN PARK IN 6
ORIENT UPDATE AS OF FEB. 27, 1998; PHILIPPINE LATEST RESULTS
ORIENT UPDATE AS OF FEB. 26; NAKAHARA AND HOSHINO RETAIN JAPANESE TITLES
ORIENT UPDATE AS OF FEB. 23; TOKIMUTSU WRESTS OPBF STRAW TITLE
ORIENT UPDATE AS OF FEB. 19; SAMSON SCORES 22ND DEFENSE OF WBF JR. BANTAM TITLE
ORIENT UPDATE AS OF FEB. 16, 1998; KOSHIMOTO RETAINS JAPANESE FEATHER TITLE
ORIENT UPDATE AS OF FEB. 13, 1998


98/01

YAMATO CAPTURES JAPANESE BANTAM TITLE FROM MATSUSHIMA
CARNIVAL OF CHAMPIONS IN JAPAN, AND ORIENT UPDATE AS OF JAN. 28, 1998
RATANAPOL LOSES IBF MINIFLY TITLE TO LEPETELO, AND THAI UPDATE AS OF JAN. 23, 1998
ORIENT UPDATE AS OF JAN. 22, 1998
SCANDAL OF YOSUKEZAN NISHIJIMA
ORIENT UPDATE AS OF JAN. 14, 1998


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