Joe Koizumi
100 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Takefumi Sakata KOs Lorenzo Parra to Capture WBA Flyweight Title
TOKYO, JAPAN -- Perennial Japanese challenger Takefumi Sakata (30-4-1, 15 KOs), 112, finally acquired the WBA flyweight belt as he halted Lorenzo Parra (27-1, 17 KOs), 116.75, dethroned Venezuelan ex-champ, at 0:14…
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JAPAN UPDATE: WAGA, BARDON REPORT, TOKUYAMA RETIRES, TAKEMOTO WINS, PARRA LOSES TITLE
WAGA, BARDON WIN OPBF BELTS March 18, 2007 NAGOYA, JAPAN -- Japanese prospect Toshikazu Waga (14-3, 5 KOs), 104.75, impressively acquired the vacant OPBF 105-pound belt by flattening OPBF#5 Chansaknoi Sakrungruang (6-6-1,…
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VALERO HEADS WORLD TRIPLEHEADER IN JAPAN ON MAY 3
TOKYO, JAPAN -- Akihiko Honda's Teiken Promotions has announced a world tripleheader to take place at the Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan, on May 3. WBC bantam champ Hozumi Hasegawa (21-2, 7 KOs),…
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ESCANER SINKS KONISHI
GIFU, JAPAN -- OPBF#4 ranked Filipino super-bantam champ Alex Escaner (24-12-5, 13 KOs), 122.25, exploded vicious shots to flatten previously unbeaten WBC#32/OPBF#8 Akio Konishi (20-1, 17 KOs), 122.75, at 0:57 of the…
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JAPAN UPDATE: KAMEDA RENOUNCES BELT; ROCHA, YUBA WIN
KAMEDA RENOUNCES WBA 108LB BELT TOKYO, JAPAN -- WBA light-flyweight champ, unbeaten 20-year-old sensation Koki Kameda publicly announced his relinquishment of his world throne to move up to the flyweight category in…
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LUNAS WINS OPBF BANTAM BELT
TOKYO, JAPAN -- It was a stunning result. OPBF#10 ranked Japan-based Filipino Rolly Matsushita Lunas (21-6-1, 11 KOs), 117.5, captured the OPBF bantamweight belt as he floored highly regarded WBC#4/WBA#12 ex-WBC fly…
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VALERO DEFENDS TITLE AGAINST LOZADA TODAY
TOKYO, JAPAN -- Sensational KO artist, Venezuelan southpaw Edwin Valero (20-0, 20 KOs with his first 18 bouts finished in the opening round) will make his initial defense of the WBA 130-pound…
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KAMEDA-LANDAETA REMATCH TODAY IN JAPAN
TOKYO, JAPAN -- Unbeaten, flamboyant and sensational WBA light-flyweight champ Koki Kameda (12-0, 10 KOs), Japan, will risk his newly acquired belt against grudge rival Juan Jose Landaeta (20-4-1, 16 KOs), Venezuela,…
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Valero looks monsterous!
WBA 130-pound champ Edwin “Dinamita” Valero (20-0, 20 KOs), Venezuela, looks monstrous in preparation for his initial defense against Mexican Michael Lozada (22-3-1, 15 KOs) in Tokyo on January 3. Valero is…
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TOSHIKAZU WAGA DEFEATS OPBF #2 ROLLEN DEL CASTILLO
December 10, 2006 NAGOYA, JAPAN Up-and-coming Toshikazu Waga (13-3, 2 KOs), 104.75, dropped OPBF#2 minimum Rollen Del Castillo (13-5, 6 KOs), 104.25, with a vicious right in the seventh, but bled so…
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Suico claims OPBF 135lb belt!
WBC#9/WBA#15 ranked hard-hitting Filipino Randy Suico (25-3, 22 KOs), 135, acquired his second OPBF belt in the lightweight division as he lopsidedly battered game Thailander Pongpetch Chuwatana (reportedly 9-12, 8 KOs), 135,…
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Suico-Pongpetch for OPBF belt!
Hard-hitting Filipino lightweight Randy Suico (24-3, 21 KOs) will face Thailander Pongpetch Chuwatana in a quest for the vacant OPBF 135-pound belt in Cebu, Philippines, on October 7, though he failed in…
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Pacquiao-Larios preview!
Philippine national hero Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (41-3-2, 33 KOs) will put his WBC international 130-pound belt on the line against ex-WBC superbantam ruler Oscar "Chololo" Larios (56-4-1, 36 KOs), Mexico, tomorrow at…
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Larios spars with Hasegawa!
Ex-WBC 122-pound champ Oscar Larios, Mexico, who is scheduled to face Manny Pacquiao in Manila on July 2, showed good sparring sessions with WBC bantam champ Hozumi Hasegawa, a southpaw like Pacman,…
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Honmo defeats Jaca!
Slick-punching Japanese speedster Nobuhito Honmo (28-4-2, 5 KOs), 129.5, acquired the vacant OPBF 130-pound belt (recently renounced by Filipino Randy Suico who moved up to the lightweight division), as he withstood opening…
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Eagle keeps WBC 105lb belt!
Japan-based Thailander Eagle Kyowa (16-1, 6 KOs), 105, kept his WBC 105-pound belt by winning a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten official challenger Rodel Mayol (23-1, 17 KOs), 105, Philippines, over hard-fought…
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Eagle, Mayol square off Saturday!
Japan-based Thailander Eagle Kyowa (15-1, 6 KOs), WBC 105-pound champ, will face his toughest opposition in unbeaten top contender Rodel Mayol (22-0, 17 KOs) on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Kyowa, making his…
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Santillan Loses OPBF Title by Split Decision
Unbeaten Japanese Hiroshi Yamaguchi (15-0-1, 11 KOs), 147, wrested the OPBF welterweight belt as he was awarded a split verdict over WBC #11 ranked Filipino lefty defending champ Rev Santillan (22-3-1, 16…
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Suico-Pongpatch for OPBF belt!
WBC #10 ranked OPBF top lightweight contender and ex-OPBF 130-pound champ Randy Suico (24-2, 21 KOs), a hard-hitting Filipino, will dispute the vacant OPBG 135-pound belt with Thailander Pongpetch Chuwatana in Cebu,…
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WBC champ Eagle faces Mayol on May 6!
WBC 105-pound champ Eagle Kyowa (15-1, 6 KOs), a Japan-based Thailander, will put his belt on the line against the official challenger Rodel Mayol (22-0, 17 KOs), a Filipino left hooker, in…
