As reported by Joe Koizumi, Koji Sato (11-0, 10 KOs) retined the OPBF middleweight title by knocking out Manabu Komatsu. The count reached 10 at 3:04 of the 3rd round. Sato weighed 160, Komatsu 159 3/4.
In other bouts on the card:
Toshiaki Nishioka (30-4-3, 18 KOs) kayoed Pedrito Laurente (18-12-1, 8 KOs as per the report; his record as per BoxRec will be 18-13-1, 8 KOs once its updated) at 0:48 of the 9th round. Nishioka's weight was 124; Laurente's 123 1/2.
Yoshimitsu Yashiro (19-0-1, 10 KOs) scored a unanimous decision (99-92, 99-92, 100-92) after 10 rounds over Koji Kawamura (13-1-1, 5 KOs). Both fighters weighed in at 130.
Mr. Koizumi, who was recently elected to the IBHOF and will be inducted next year, wrote his report for FightNews (why what I actually type has to be changed to fightviews is beyond me).
Here's the link:
http:///www.fightnews.com/koizumi397.htm
Again, if you scroll down to the post entitled "Yuba Retained Japanese Welterweight Title", you'll see that within the various posts on that thread are the results of 6 fights. You have only updated 3 of them.
Mr. Koizumi is certainly a reputable source. Besides currently being a feature writer for that other website, he's listed as your editor for Japan.
Sato Retained OPBF Middleweight Title
On the "Yuba Retained Japanese Welterweight Title" thread (in various posts on the thread), I listed the results of 6 different fights:AntonS wrote:"You have only updated 3 of them"?? I don't quite follow you.you'll see that within the various posts on that thread are the results of 6 fights. You have only updated 3 of them.
I can only see Yuba/Akibei results in BoxRec
Tadashi Yuba- Ushiwakamara Akibei,
Ryota Kajiki- Primus Phyton (AKA Piton),
Kenji Yoshida- Tsunejiro Sato,
Kazunori Takayama- Rikiya Fukuhara,
Junichiro Kaneda- Takumi Suda, and
Takahisa Masuda- Wido Paez.
The Yuba-Akibei, Yoshida-Sato, and Takayama-Fukuhara fights appear on BoxRec. Kajiki-Phyton, Kaneda-Suda, and Masuda-Paez don't but should.
Here's the link to the "Yuba Retained..." thread:
http://www.boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73924
