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JAPAN UPDATE: KAMEDA RENOUNCES BELT; ROCHA, YUBA WIN By Joe Koizumi PhilBoxing.com Mon, 22 Jan 2007 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 Tokyo, Japan. Kameda acquired the WBA belt via disputed decision over Venezuelan Juan Jose Landaeta last August, and faced him again to cease the furious criticism on the verdict, showing his superiority by a very unanimous decision over Landaeta this December. Kameda had been originally a 112-pounder, so has returned to his usual division. The Japanese southpaw will participate in a tune-up bout prior to his near-future shot at either of the WBA or WBC flyweight belts in Tokyo on March 24. WBC#20 ROCHA SQUEAKS BY KAONAH TOKYO, JAPAN -- Unbeaten WBC#20 bantam Nestor Rocha (17-0, 5 KOs), 120, had a tough time and barely earned a debatable split decision (96-95 twice and 94-96) over OPBF#3 ranked Thai national 118-pound champ Kaonah Khlongphajon (17-13-1, 13 KOs), 119.5, over ten heats on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. It was a very hot affair with each mixing it up all the way. Rocha, a taller prospect handled by Rudy Hernandez, made a good start, but Kaonah turned the tide with his persistent body attack, which visibly paid off. Kaonah showed his best in the sixth, when, however, he was penalized a point for having hit Rocha having slipped down onto the deck. The penalty eventually carried a slight margin to Rocha, who fought well despite a short notice. Kaonah showed his improvement since his technical draw with world rated Manabu Fukushima here last June. Any Japanese bantamweights will have troubles with Kaonah, who recently becomes stronger despite his mediocre credentials. Undercard: OPBF#6 minimum Toshiki Ogawa (14-4-1, 8 KOs), 105, floored formerly world-rated ex-national champ Makoto Suzuki (18-12-2, 11 KOs), 105, with a solid left hook in round five and followed it up to be awarded a TKO win with the referee$B!G(Bs intervention at 1:12 of the fifth round in a scheduled ten. As it obviously seemed a premature stoppage by the third man$B!G(Bs excessive reaction, the loser$B!G(Bs manager and chief second Masaru Noguchi furiously protested against his intervention. A riot almost happened as one of Suzuki$B!G(Bs adherents threw a pipe chair to the floor to appeal his anger against the stoppage. The too earlier the stoppage becomes, the less popular and less thrilling among the crowd the game of boxing is. Too many premature stoppages have caused a sparse crowd at the Hall. People come and see knockdowns or knockouts by paying for tickets, but some referees forget this structure of business to excessively respect the alleged safety and have the audience feel indigestion. It might be necessary to re-educate less experienced referees for the proper timing of stoppage and correct their misunderstanding of the criterion of safety and danger here. Heavyweight Masataka Takehara (4-2, 1 KO), 207.75, pounded out a unanimous decision (40-37 twice and 40-36) over Mexican Miguel Angel Lopez (2-2, no KO), 205.25, over four. Promoter: Teiken Promotion. Matchmaker: Joe Koizumi (as for Rocha-Kaonah and Takehara-Lopez bouts). YUBA STOPS ARAI TOKYO, JAPAN -- Formerly three-class national champ, currently Japanese top welter contender Tadashi Yuba (30-4-2, 21 KOs), 150, exploded his southpaw left hand, dropped Keiichi Arai (12-4-1, 4 KOs), 150, each twice in the third and fourth, finishing him at 1:08 of the fourth round in a scheduled ten on Sunday afternoon in Tokyo, Japan. This show started no later than at 11 am, since the Korakuen Hall was booked for another show at night. Yuba, a lefty six-footer, is gunning for a mandatory shot at the Japanese national 147-pound throne against Terutoshi Ohmagari, who previously dethroned Yuba with just three punches in the first round, to revenge on his grudge rival and regain his belt. Undercard: Tomonobu Shimizu (10-1, 4 KOs), 112, scored a couple of knockdowns en route to a nearly shutout decision (100-90 twice and 99-91) over Thailander Fahpetchnoi Sor Chitapattana (13-2, 9 KOs), 111.25, over ten. Shinichi Yamaguchi (10-2-2, 3 KOs), 111.75, dispatched OPBF#7 Somyosh Voh Suraphol (13-9, 3 KOs), 112, at 2:18 of the fourth round. Nobuyuki Matsumoto (8-2-2, 3 KOs), 118, outscored Thailander Sairung Singwangcha (17-4. 8 KOs), 118, over eight. Promoter: Dream Action. (1-21-07) Click here to view a list of other articles written by Joe Koizumi.  |
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