Philippines, 28 Jun 2025
  Home >> News

 


BOXERS

CURRENT CHAMPIONS 

FORMER CHAMPIONS   

RATINGS                       

NEWS           

FORUM        

FIGHT GALLERIES        

RING CARD GIRLS        


 
 
News  


EAGLE KEEPS WBC 105LB BELT


PhilBoxing.com


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 countering right in the tenth and pounded out a lopsided decision over twelve rounds on Monday in Yokohama, Japan.

The official tallies were as follows: Ray Hawkins (US) and Nicolas Hidalgo (Venezuela) both 119-107, and Jose de la Mora Delgado (Mexico) 118-108, all for the defending champ. The referee was Jose Cobian (US) who handled the fast-moving boys well.

The previously unbeaten Yaegashi turned out to have suffered a fractured jaw after the second round according to his manager/promoter and ex-WBC/WBA straw champ Hideyuki Ohashi. The tenth saw Eagle connect with a well-timed solid right to the face, flooring the game challenger to the deck. This knockdown might produce another fracture at the jaw, so Yaegashi had to fight on with an open mouth for the last two sessions.

It was a disappointment that Yaegashi, a highly expected ex-amateur national champ and ex-OPBF ruler, couldn't show anything against the more experienced champ. Eagle made a very good start as he almost toppled the younger challenger twice with a solid overhand right. Yaegashi, in the second, showed his aggressiveness in pinning the champ to the ropes with less accurate combinations. The Japanese challenger sustained a slight gash over the left eyelid caused by an accidental butt, which cost the uncut champ a point due to the WBC rules.

It was only his footwork that Yaegashi, from the third on, displayed to the frustrated adherents. Eagle maintained the pressure to the circling challenger, and occasionally connected with a few but effective left-right combos with precision. Steadily piling up points, Eagle looked content to show his better balance and superior timing in sometimes mixing up toe-to-toe in the close range.

Yaegashi, in the eighth, stopped his footwork to swap punches with the cool and aggressive champ, who proved superior whenever they mixed it up. Eagle was in command all night to realize that Yaegashi was much easier than expected.

Eagle, a Japan-based Thailander, showed his composure and cleverness in coping with the less experienced youngster all the way. Eagle will be obliged to face a WBC official challenger named Oleydong Sithsanerchai of Thailand (who recently barely defeated #2 ranked Omar Soto of Puerto Rico in an eliminator) in his next defense. He will most probably go back to his native country, Thailand, to face the WBC youth champ with his title at stake.

Yaegashi's manager Ohashi previously failed to win the WBC light-fly belt from Jungkoo Chang in his seventh pro bout in 1986. Ohashi's handler Kenji Yonekura also couldn't win the world flyweight belt from Argentine Pascual Perez in his seventh pro outing in 1959. Let's stop a ridiculous attempt to have a Japanese prospect to win a world title in his just seventh game to make a record. Seven means nothing. No one in the world but in Japan will evaluate a young Japanese boy winning the belt in his only seventh pro bout. With ten more bouts Yaegashi could have shown a better performance or might have acquired the belt. It pitifully proved too early for the hard-hitting prospect Yaegashi to have had a world crack. He only tasted a bitter experience in having lost a lopsided decision and suffered two fractures on the jaw.

Undercard:

Ex-WBC super-fly champ Katsushige Kawashima (31-6, 21 KOs), 119.25, made a successful comeback as he floored Korean Jaesung Myung (4-5), 118.25, four times en route to a fine knockout at 1:39 of the third round in a scheduled eight.

Promoter: Ohashi Promotions.

Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi.

(6-4-07)


Click here to view a list of other articles written by Joe Koizumi.


Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:

  • Paul vs. Chavez Jr: Can Julio Derail Jake Paul?
    By Chris Carlson, , Sat, 28 Jun 2025
  • Dr. KO: Christian Mbilli Stops Maciej Sulecki in 1
    , Sat, 28 Jun 2025
  • GOLDEN BOY SIGNS UNDEFEATED MIDDLEWEIGHT BLUE-CHIP PROSPECT AMARI JONES
    , Sat, 28 Jun 2025
  • Paul vs. Chávez Jr. is a Go: All Fighters Make Weight in Anaheim Ahead of High-Stakes Bout
    , Sat, 28 Jun 2025
  • IIEE Chessmasters Overall Champion in the International Bundesliga with GM Joey Antonio
    By Marlon Bernardino, , Sat, 28 Jun 2025
  • Kittipong of Thailand Battles Bhavesh of India in Brico Santig's Exciting Show in Bangkok
    By Carlos Costa, , Sat, 28 Jun 2025
  • Weights from Philadelphia
    , Sat, 28 Jun 2025
  • Alekhine Nouri and John Jerish Velarde struck gold and bronze
    By Marlon Bernardino, , Sat, 28 Jun 2025
  • Would OKC Still Win the West If Dallas Had Not Traded Doncic?
    By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, , Fri, 27 Jun 2025
  • Asenso Ozamis Open chess tournament on July 12 and 13
    By Marlon Bernardino, , Fri, 27 Jun 2025
  • MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS’ JAKE PAUL VS. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
    , Fri, 27 Jun 2025
  • Guro Dan Inosanto: Guardian of the Filipino Fighting Spirit
    By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, , Fri, 27 Jun 2025
  • Weigh-In Results: Christian Mbilili vs. Maciej Sulecki
    , Fri, 27 Jun 2025
  • Unbeaten Philippines Top Prospect Criztian Pitt Laurente Signs with Sanman Boxing
    , Fri, 27 Jun 2025
  • SALITA PROMOTIONS SIGNS PROMISING AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT SARDIUS SIMMONS
    , Fri, 27 Jun 2025
  • Madoka Wada Halts Chay Rivas in Tokyo, Retains OPBF Belt
    By Carlos Costa, , Thu, 26 Jun 2025
  • Round 12 with Mauricio Sulaimàn: The Grand Prix a Grand Concept
    By Mauricio Sulaimán, , Thu, 26 Jun 2025
  • PHOTOS: Pacquiao Showcases Vintage Form During Media Day Workout at Wildcard Gym
    By Dong Secuya, , Thu, 26 Jun 2025
  • Press Conference Notes: Christian Mbilli & Maciej Sulecki Collide for Interim Super Middleweight World Title FRIDAY in Quebec City
    , Thu, 26 Jun 2025
  • Rivas vs Wada: Battle for Women’s OPBF Supremacy Today in Japan
    By Carlos Costa, , Thu, 26 Jun 2025
  • Mexican boxing icon Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez Respects Cuban fighters & rivalry
    , Thu, 26 Jun 2025
  • Claressa Shields Partners with King Moore to Empower Detroit Youth with the “Follow Your Dreams” Program Presented by SMT Financial Partners
    , Thu, 26 Jun 2025
  • Saturday’s title defense vs. Yuniel Dorticos could be prelude to mega-fight for Gilberto Ramirez against Jake Paul or Unification showdown with Jay Opetaia or Badou Jack
    , Wed, 25 Jun 2025
  • THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION 25 June 2025: Norman Flattens Sasaki; Simsri Edges Araneta; Rodriguez Outpoints Yafai
    By Eric Armit, , Tue, 24 Jun 2025
  • FM Daluz rules 7th AQ Prime FIDE Standard Open chess tilt
    By Marlon Bernardino, , Tue, 24 Jun 2025




  •  



     
    PhilBoxing.com has been created to support every aspiring
    Filipino boxer and the Philippine boxing scene in general.
    Please send comments to feedback@philboxing.com


    PRIVATE POLICY | LEGAL DISCLAIMER
    developed and maintained by dong secuya
    © 2025 philboxing.com.