KAZU ARISAWA FINISHES BASALO IN 5Apr. 28, 1999
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN-JBC #10 ranked bantam KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA, 120 3/4,
floored ex-WBC minimumweight champ NAPA KITAWANCHAI, 122, Thailand, with
a right hook in the 4th, opened a gash over the left optic and decked a
TKO win at the end of the 5th round, as Napa was declared a loser due to
his bad bleeding.
Kawashima, handled by ex-WBC champ Hideyuki Ohashi, is 12-1, 8 KOs. Napa fell to 16-6-1, 8 KOs.
Ohashi Sports Promotions.
(4-28-99)
KAZU ARISAWA FINISHES BASALO IN 5Apr. 28
TOKYO, JAPAN-JBC #4 ranked feather KAZU ARISAWA(right photo), 127 1/4, fought
patiently, but exploded a fusillade of punches to finish Filipino DODONG
BASALO, 128, at 2:22 of the 5th in a scheduled 10.
Kazu, a twin brother of national super-feather champ Koji Arisawa, kept
circling and jabbing to respect the Filipino's big shots. But Kazu
solved his opponent's strategy, and went out to finish the affair in the
5th. His furious combinations made him down in the neutral corner for
the count. Kazu is 16-2-1, 13 KOs. Basalo reportedly fell to 6-6-3, 2
KOs.
MAKOTO OHKUBO(left photo), 134 1/2, amazed the crowd with a quick demolition of Filipino EFREN LEGASPINO, 135, with a single jab at 2:05 of the opening canto in a scheduled 8. Legaspino appeared to have left his fighting spirit at his home country.
Misako Promotions.
(4-28-99)
Apr. 20
OSAKA, JAPAN-Ex-Japanese super-light champ HISAO ARAI outscored
SHIGEYUKI OHNO over 10. Arai, JBC #3 ranked super-light, is 20-3-2, 14
KOs. The lefty puncher is gunning for a shot at the OPBF 140-pound
crown against Chongkil Kim in the near future.
(4-20-99)
Apr. 9
TOKYO, JAPAN-The JBC's top and second ranked feathers met with ATASUSHI
HAGIWARA, 125 1/2, and TOSHIKAGE KIMURA, 126, fighting to a technical
draw at 1:09 of the 10th and final round.
Hagiwara suffered a cut over the left eyebrow, and it became worsened as the contest progressed. Finally the referee, Ken Morita, stopped the affair and took a technical verdict, as follows: Shimakawa 87-87, Uratani 88-86 for Kimura and Kanaya 88-87 for Hagiwara.
The lefty Hagiwara is 21-4-1, 10 KOs. Kimura is 17-2-4, 7 KOs.
JBC #1 ranked bantam EIICHI ODAKA, 122, barely outpointed KOICHI HORIE, 121 1/2, JBC #6 super-bantam, over 10. Odaka, a rugged fighter, is 22-3, 13 KOs. Hoie dropped to 12-3, 7 KOs.
YAMAGUCHI PROMOTIONS.
(4-9-99)