Joe Koizumi
100 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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World title twinbill in Japan
Should you be the promoter/manager of a newly crowned world champ, will you book such a dangerously hard-punching challenger in your boy?s voluntary first defense as Vic Darchinyan? Akihiko Honda of Teiken…
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FUENTES KEEPS OPBF 112LB BELT
August 20, 2011 OSAKA, JAPAN WBC#6/WBA#9 OPBF flyweight champ Rocky Fuentes (28-6-2, 17 KOs), 112, a busy-punching Filipino prospect, impressively kept his regional belt as he persistently kept battering taller but less…
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BANTIGUE ANNIHILATES AOKI
OPBF#7 super-fly, Filipino Louie Bantigue (19-14-7, 9 KOs), 115, swarmed over less experienced Japanese prospect Ippei Aoki (6-2, 4 KOs), 115, from the outset, caught him with solid overhand rights and badly…
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World title twinbill today
A WBC world title doubleheader will take place today at the Nihon Gaishi Hall (previously called Rainbow Hall), Nagoya, Japan. Former WBC bantam champ Hozumi Hasegawa (28-3, 12 KOs) will make an…
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Tanada wins OPBF belt
Unbeaten 18-year-old Filipino Allan Tanada (10-0-2, 5 KOs), 130, surprisingly acquired the vacant OPBF super-feather belt as he quickly caught WBA#11 ranked prohibitive favorite Rikiya Fukuhara (24-4-1, 18 KOs), 129.75, Japan, with…
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DENKAOSEN TO FACE EX-CHAMP SAKATA
TOKYO, JAPAN -- WBA flyweight champ Denkaosen Kaowichit (48-1-1, 20 KOs), Thailand, will give a return to ex-titlist Takefumi Sakata (35-5-2, 16 KOs), Japan, in Tokyo on December 31. It was announced…
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HASEGAWA FACES MOREL
KOBE, JAPAN -- WBC bantamweight champ Hozumi Hasegawa (27-2, 11 KOs), making his commemorative tenth defense, will put his belt on the line against Puerto Rican Eric Morel (41-2, 21 KOs), ex-WBA…
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Rolly wins OPBF 122lb belt!
WBA#12 bantam Rolly Matsushita Lunas (27-7-1, 14 KOs), 121.5, a Japan-based Filipino, stunned the crowd as he captured the OPBF 122-pound belt by eking out an upset hairline split verdict (115-114, 115-113…
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Ishii upsets #7 Suico!
Japanese champ Ichitaro Ishii (21-2-1, 16 KOs), 135, captured the OPBF lightweight belt as he kept moving to avert vaunted powerful shots of WBC#7/WBA#11 Randy Suico (28-4-1, 24 KOs), 134.5, and occasionally…
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3 OPBF titles bouts set!
As the Olympic Games in Beijing were over, people turned their eyes to boxing that will present good cards in the last four months of this year. Three title bouts with the…
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WBA #1 / WBC #3 Kameda soundly defeats WBO #2 Flores
WBA#1/WBC#3 flyweight and ex-WBA 108-pound champ, unbeaten Koki Kameda (17-0, 11 KOs), 112, returned to ring action and pounded out a shutout decision (100-91 twice and 100-90) over WBO#2 light-fly Rexon Flores…
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Rexon Flores in Japan!
WBO#2 light-fly Filipino Rexon Flores (18-3, 9 KOs) arrived in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday before his encounter with ex-WBA 108-pound champ, WBA#1/WBC#3 flyweight Koki Kameda (16-0, 11 KOs) in Chiba on Saturday.…
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Kimura to help Marquez!
WBC#7/WBA#15 Japanese 140-pound champ Norio Kimura (33-5-2, 17 KOs), a durable hard-punching southpaw, has left for Mexico City today (Monday) in order to serve as a sparring partner for WBC super-feather champ…
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EX-PACQUIAO FOE BEATEN IN OPBF TITLE DUEL!
Unbeaten formerly four-time national amateur champ Takashi Uchiyama (8-0, 6 KOs), 130, acquired the OPBF super-feather belt as he battered WBC#14 ranked OPBF top contender Nedal Hussein (43-5, 27 KOs), 129.5, all…
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WBA #14 LAURENTE DEFEATS NAGASE
TOKYO, JAPAN--WBA#14 ranked PABA lightweight champ Dennis Laurente (28-4-5, 13 KOs), 137.25, a puzzling southpaw Filipino, displayed his persistent body attack and defeated OPBF#5 Japanese top 140-pound contender Shinya Nagase (14-2-1, 8…
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Niida keeps WBA 105lb belt!
Yutaka Niida (22-1-3, 8 KOs), 104.75, Japan, impressively kept his WBA 105-pound belt by a unanimous decision (117-112 twice and 117-111) over top contender Eriberto Gejon (23-2-1, 14 KOs), 105, over twelve…
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JAPAN UPDATE: NAITO FACES DAIKI KAMEDA
The newly crowned WBC flyweight champ Daisuke Naito (31-2-2, 21 KOs), Japan, will put his belt on the line in his initial defense against unbeaten hard-punching compatriot Daiki Kameda (10-0, 8 KOs),…
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WBC #9 LUNAS FINISHES WBC #6 MITANI
TAKASAGO, JAPAN -- WBC#9 ranked Rolly Matsushita Lunas (24-6-1, 13 KOs), 115.5, a Japan-based Filipino banger, kept his OPBF bantamweight belt as he finally exploded solid combinations to drop WBC#6 Japanese national…
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FILIPINO CORNERMAN ESCAPES IN JAPAN!
OSAKA, JAPAN--WBC#4 ranked OPBF light-fly champ Juanito Rubillar (42-10-7, 18 KOs), 108, a Filipino southpaw, impressively kept his regional belt by dispatching Japanese challenger Ken Nakajima (16-5, 10 KOs), 108, with a…
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EAGLE KEEPS WBC 105LB BELT
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN -- WBC 105-pound champ Eagle Kyowa (18-1, 6 KOs), 105, kept his belt as he swept almost all rounds, dropped Japanese challenger Akira Yaegashi (6-1, 5 KOs), 104.5, with a…
