Oct. 31
NAGOYA, JAPAN-Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium-A dual OPBF (Oriental and
Pacific Boxing Federation) title bout took place there before a
disappointingly small crowd.
WBC #1 ranked hard-hitting Filipino REYNANTE JAMILI, 122, preoved too strong for previously unbeaten Japan-based Ugandan ISAAC SENTUWA, WBA #15 ranked lefty at 122, as he dropped him thrice en route to a fine KO at 0:17 into the 6th round to retain his OPBF super bantam title.
Jamili landed a well-timed right to the lefty's button and sent him sprawling to the deck in the opening canto. Sentuwa had his ankle sprained at his first visit to the deck to be unable to utilize his trade-mark footwork as smoothly as previously. Sentuwa tried to outjab the crouching and onrushing champ in the 2nd, but was floored again with a barrage of punches by Jamili in the 3rd.
The 5th saw Sentuwa desperately retaliate with stinging southpaw jabs, which, however, were nullified by the champ's tight guard. As soon as the fatal 6th began, Jamili exploded a wicked left uppercut to the rib-cage, which produced a flattened pancake.
Scored after the 5th: referee David Chung (Korea) 49-45, Richard Flores (Philippines) 50-43 and Kodai Kumazaki (Japan) 49-45, all for Jamili, 35-4, 25 KOs. Sentuwa tasted his first defeat and fell to 6-1, 5 KOs.
Having entered the world ratings thanks to his previous upset and well-received TKO win over Korean Bongchul Kim here, Sentuwa was expected to beat the more experienced Filipino. But his improper conditioning and overconfidence resulted in such a lopsided affair. The crowd in Nagoya praised the strength of the defending champ Jamili, who is going to have a mandatory shot at the WBC super bantam crown against Eric Morales soon.
In an OPBF heavyweight elimination bout, New Zealander TOAKIPA TASEFA, 209 3/4, caught shorter Australian JUSTINE FORTUNE, 212, with a beautiful left-right combo to drop him for a mandatory 8 count, put him down to the deck again, and was awarded a well-received TKO win at 1:54 of the 2nd round to acquire the vacant OPBF crown.
The New Zealander showed good jabs and straight punches, and exploded his weapon, a solid right, to the Aussie's face. Fortune was so unfortunate as to take Tasefa's opening shot and suffer heavy damage. It was a good stoppage that Japanese referee Kodai Kumazaki immediately declare a halt at Fortune's second visit to the deck.
The WBC #17 ranked Tasefa, 26, is 21-2-2, 18 KOs. Fortune, 32, fell to 17-6-1, 11 KOs.
Upcoming flyweight prospect YUTO ASAI, 113 1/2, surprisingly hit the deck with a countering right of a Filipino named BENJIE CONCEPTION, 113 1/4, but retaliated with such a furious flurry of punches as to prompt the referee Kazuo Abe to intervene to save the loser at 2:37 of the 4th in a supporting 10.
Asai, 11-1-2, 9 KOs, had failed to win the Japanese national fly title from Nolito "Suzuki" Cabato on a hairline decision in his previous bout. His manager Toshiro Matsuo planned to promote an OPBF elimination bout of Filipino champ Melvin Magramo and Asai, but Asai unfortunately sustained a hand fracture in this bout. All of Matsuo's plan came to naught.
Ex-national light fly champ HIDEKI TODAKA, 115, scored a TKO victory
over Filipino WILLIAM ACUYONG, 114 3/4, at the end of the 7th round in a
scheduled 10. Todaka was aggressive all the way, but his continual
punching was a bit inaccurate despite his pugnacious attack. It was a
good decision that Bebot Elorde, Acuyong's handler, called it quits at
the right time. Todaka is 13-2, 7 KOs. Acuyong reportedly fell to 6-2,
no KO.
Promoter: Midori Promotions.
(10-31-98)
Oct. 31, 1998
SHIMIZU, JAPAN-Aggressive HIROAKI MURAKOSHI, 115, landed a wicked right
hook to the face of Filipino AL TARASONA, 116, and floored him to the
deck to prompt the towel fluttering in at 1:59 of the opening session in
a scheduled 10.
Murakoashi, who had showed a very game battle with world-rated Akihiko
Nago in a quest for the Japanese 115-pound title in his previous bout,
improved his mark to 12-5-1, 9 KOs. Tarasona reportedly fell to 14-7-4,
7 KOs.
(10-31-98)