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Filipino Wars Katsumata Wins by KO in Tokyo (Video)


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TOKYO, Japan - Excellent evening of boxing for Filipinos Wars Katsumata and Jonathan Baat at the Fil-Japan Boxing Festival at the historic Korakuen Hall here in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, hard-hitting Pinoy Wars "Katsumata" Parenas knocked out Japanese opponent Tomoya Kaneshiro while fellow Filipino Jonathan Baat decisioned Nippon warrior Yuta Uetani in a hard fought crowd pleasing combat.

Photo: Wars Katsumata celebrates with fans after the victory.

WARS KATSUMATA KNOCKS OUT TOMOYA KANESHIRO

Flyweight Wars Katsumata (birth name Wars Parenas), fighting out of the Katsumata Boxing Gym of Tokyo continued his unblemished tour in Japan scoring his fifth straight victory by way of KO in the Land of the Rising Sun.

But Wars Katsumata victory was not easy as the brave Kaneshiro engaged the Pinoy in a toe-to-toe power punches combat and at moments staggered the popular Filipino born in Cadiz, Negros Occidental.

The fight was extremely close as both boxers exchanged violent blows to the head and body, accompanied by accidental headbutts produced during the violent exchanges in the middle of the ring.

The efficient Japanese referee had very little work as fighters as clinches were seldom produced, instead, a storm of leather was unfolding in the middle of the Korakuen Hall.

Blow-for-blow action continued. Katsumata and Kenishiro pressed on their course of action, till a violent combination of left and right hooks thrown by the Filipino sent the tough Kenishiro hard to the canvas against the rope near a neutral corner.

The brave Japanese tried to get up but the Japanese referee decided that it was enough and waved off the combat, thus declaring Wars Katsumata winner by technical KO.

It was a winning night for the popular Filipino who was congratulated by his manager Mr. Hiroshi "Hiro" Katsumata of the Katsumata Boxing Gym, his chief coach Venezuelan trainer Santiago Caballero as well as a good number of Filipino boxing fans who resides in Japan.

Watch PhiBoxing video of Wars Katsumat knocking out Kaneshiro filmed by Carlos Costa:

http://youtu.be/ADgqA-UOOT0

PINOY JONATHAN BAAT DECISIONS YUTA UETANI

Moments earlier, veteran Jonathan Baat, another Pinoy fighter based in Japan scored a points victory over the taller 23-year-old Yuta Uetani (12-4-1, 4KOs) of Osaka.

Baat (20-3-3, 10KOs) of Davao City had to dig deep and make good use of his good conditioning and experience to handle Uetani, a tenacious boxer who scored good hands over Jonathan, especially good left uppercuts and right hooks dished out from short and medium range.

There were no knockdowns but both Jonathan Baat and Yuta Uetani ended up the combat with cuts over their eyes, the worst of openings was an inch cut over the Filipino's right eye, a wound which was check by the Japanese ringside doctor.

With this win, the 31-year-old Jonathan Baat of Davao City improves his record to 20-3-3, 10KOs and vows to continue his campaign in Japan. Since joining the Kamishi Gym, Jonathan Baat has won eight combats, five of them by way KO, three victories by points, one draw, no defeats.

Jonathan Baat is also OPBF 's super bantamweight # 15.

BOY DONDEE PUMAR LOSES TO KENTARO MASUDA

In one of the preliminaries, Cebuano southpaw Boy Dondee Pumar (9-3-3, 3KOs) of Lapu Lapu fighting out of the Ichiriqui Gym in Tokyo, lost by points to Kentaro Masuda (14-5, 8KOs) of Kagoshima.

Kentaro Masuda, 29, Japan's bantamweight # 5 was the more active fighter scoring the best shots of the combat. Pumar showed good hands speed but without punching power.

Boy Dondee Pumar has fought only three times in the Land of the Rising Sun, one win and two loses. Last year, Pumar as also lost by points to Japanese star Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (22-0, 14KOs).


Click here to view a list of other articles written by Carlos Costa.


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