FIGHT SCHEDULE IN THE ORIENT As of December 11, 1999

JAPAN

Unless otherwise designated, following boxers are Japanese. (Matchmaking by Ring Japan) means that the mentioned card is to be coordinated by my company, Ring Japan, Inc. Unlike Euro-American boxing scene, our boxing promoters are so punctual as to provide fight fans and TV companies with the once-announced cards almost perfectly unchanged in Japan.

Dec. 13 Osaka (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF super-fly title bout
MASAMORI TOKUYAMA, Japan, 19-2-1, 4 KOs 12R KWANGWOONG LEE, Korea, 5-1-1, 3 KOs (Korean fly champ)

EIICHI SUGAMA, JBC #6 feather, 14-1, 12 KOs 10R KAOCHAOK SITHYAVEE (spelling to be check), Thailand

Dec. 13 Tokyo
Japanese super-feather title bout (mandatory)
KOJI ARISAWA, 22-1, 17 KOs 10R NOBUTOSHI HIRANAKA, 18-5-1, 11 KOs

Dec. 15 Tokyo
HIROYUKI YOSHINO, JBC #2 super-welter, 32-7-1, 24 KOs 10R YASUHIDE TARUI, JBC #6 super-welter, 7-6-2, 7 KOs

YOSHIAKI MATSUKURA, JBC #4 super-fly, 20-4, 17 KOs 10R ANTHONY VIALLAMOR, Philippines

Dec. 17 Tokyo
Japanese light title bout
RICK YOSHIMURA, 35-5-1, 20 KOs 10R TAKEHIRO SHIMADA, JBC #1 lightie, 6-1, 3 KOs
(Rick Yoshimura Robert's 20th title defense)

Dec. 19 Kakogawa (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
Japanese bantam title bout
TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA, 18-2-1, 11 KOs 10R TAIJI OKAMOTO, 13-1-2, 11 KOs
(One of Japanese brightest prospects, Nishioka's tune-up go prior to his world title shot next spring, but Okamoto is a dangerous opponent who can upset.)

OPBF super-light title bout
CHONGKIL KIM, Korea, defending champ, 22-10-4, 15 KOs 12R MASAKAZU SATAKE, Japan, 7-2-4, 4 KOs
(For Satake, a lightening speedster, this will be a good chance to outspeed and dethrone the slower Kim, but it will depend on his stamina in later rounds.)

RANDY SUICO, Philippines, 6-0, 5 KOs 8R JUN TANIGAWA
(This will be a test match to decide whether Joe Koizumi will initiate his management on this Filipino Golden Boy. Suico is currently the GAB's #1 super-feather contender, and formerly Philippine national amateur champ.)

HIDEYUKI FURUHASHI 8R EFREN LEGASPINO, Philippines

AKIRA EBISUOKA 8R ULYSIS PUZON, Philippines

Dec. 19 Shizuoka
KOJI SANO, JBC #10 light fly, 13-5-5, 2 KOs 10R YUKI HASHIGUCHI, JBC #6 minimum, 7-6, 4 KOs

Dec. 20 Tokyo
OSAMAU SATO, JBC #3 super-bantam, 16-1-1, 9 KOs 10R NICOLAI EMILIEV, Russia, WBC #11 super-bantam
(Prospect Sato's attempt to test his real power)

KOKICHI TANAKA, JBC #3 super-light 10R JUN MONDONEDO, Philippines

MOTOKI SASAKI, JBC #9 welter 10R ATSUSHI HOSOYA

Dec. 20 Osaka (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
AKIRA OHIGASHI, WBC #9 super-welter 10R SUKHYUN YUN, Korea, ex-OPBF welter champ

AKIHIKO KANAI, JBC #9 bantam 10R BYUNGOK KIM, Korean #3 bantam

Dec. 21 Osaka
MAKOTO SUGINO, 7-7, 5 KOs 10R TAKAYUKI FUKUDA, 8-0-1, 2 KOs

2000

Jan. 8 Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
HIROYUKI SAKAMOTO, WBC #5 light 10R HEUKJIN KWON, KBC #4 super-light

Jan. 10 Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF light elimination bout
SUNGHO YUH, WBC #11 super-feather, OPBF #2 light 12R YUJI WATANABE, OPBF #3 light

Jan. 15 Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF light fly elimination bout
LORITO LAROA, Philippines, OPBF #1 contender 12R KOKI TANAKA, Japan, OPBF #2 contender

Feb. 5 Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
KENGO NAGASHIMA, WBA #14 feather 10R SIENGTHIPYA SITSYASE-I, Thailand

Feb. 13 Fukuoka (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
PANTHER YANAGIDA, JBC #6 super-feather 10R SUKHWI CHO, Korean #3 super-bantam

Feb. 19 Tokyo (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF super-bantam elimination bout
KIOH KIL, Korean champ, OPBF #2 contender 12R SHIN YAMATO, OPBF #3 contender

Mar. 19 Nagoya (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
HIDEYASU ISHIHARA, JBC #2 fly 10R TBA

YOSUKE OTSUKA, JBC #9 super-light 10R TBA

Apr. 2 Nagoya (Matchmaking by Ring Japan)
OPBF fly title bout
HIROSHI NAKANO, defending champ 12R TBA

KOREA

Jan. 2 Seoul (Sheraton Walkerhill Hotel)
WBC super-fly title bout
INJOO CHO, Korea 12R GERRY PENALOSA, Philippines, WBC #1 contender

INJIN CHI, WBC #4 feather (Matchmaking by Ring Japan) 10R TBA

PHILIPPINES

Dec. 18 Manila
REYNANTE JAMILI, ex-OPBF super-bantam champ 10R MANNY PACQUIAO, ex-WBC world fly champ
(This is a sensational card.)

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It would be my great pleasure that you will kindly inform me of fight schedule in your countries so that I will summarize the schedule in Asia. What I wish is to publicize our hot activities in Asia. Thanking for your co-operations in advance.

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