Hiroto Kyoguchi vs. Kenshiro Teraji | ESPN - November 1, 2022

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Results

Excell James Junior def. Kosei Numata by unanimous decision (39-36, 38-37, 38-37)
Yudai Murakami def. Koshi Fujisaki by technical decision (R5, 50-46, 50-46, 50-46)
Shuichiro Yoshino def. Masayoshi Nakatani by TKO (R6)
Junto Nakatani def. Francisco Rodriguez Jr by unanimous decision (97-92, 98-91, 99-90)
Jonathan Gonzalez def. Shokichi Iwata by unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 117-111)

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Teraji out-working Kyoguchi

30-27

Kyoguchi is still dangerous.

[MightyWarrior]

Round of the year?

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Kyoguchi down in round five!

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Round of the year?

Could be a Teraji 10-8

What a fight!

[MightyWarrior]

Teraji stunned Kyo briefly in round 4 too, but looked like punching himself out in a crazy 5th…

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Kyoguchi did come back in that round..

[MightyWarrior]

Big time, he hurt Teraji late in the 5th…

[MightyWarrior]

No idea where this ones going, Teraji by ko maybe, but he cant go wild like that again, Kyo is an iron man

[MightyWarrior]

What a finish, what a champion, a worthy unification fight all the way

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Teraji wins 7th round KO.

Good fight!

[Gran Hermano]

Fantastic display. Teraji was seriously impressive there. Makes sense to have him and Gonzalez unify now. Possible that Hearn may have a deal with Teraji to put him against Nontshinga next perhaps?

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Full Card Results

Excell James Junior def. Kosei Numata by unanimous decision (39-36, 38-37, 38-37)
Yudai Murakami def. Koshi Fujisaki by technical decision (R5, 50-46, 50-46, 50-46)
Shuichiro Yoshino def. Masayoshi Nakatani by TKO (R6)
Junto Nakatani def. Francisco Rodriguez Jr by unanimous decision (97-92, 98-91, 99-90)
Jonathan Gonzalez def. Shokichi Iwata by unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 117-111)
Kenshiro Teraji def. Hiroto Kyoguchi by KO (R7)

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KENSHIRO TERAJI STOPS HIROTO KYOGUCHI IN ROUND 7, UNIFIES WBC/WBA JR. FLYWEIGHT BELTS, WINS RING TITLE

Kenshiro Teraji had Hiroto Kyoguchi’s number in the amateurs and he fought with that confidence throughout their junior flyweight title unification bout, which he won by seventh-round stoppage on Tuesday in Saitama, Japan.

Teraji (20-1, 11 KOs) outworked Kyoguchi from start to finish, and made it an easy fight to score when he boxed from a distance. The two-time WBC titleholder stepped up his aggression in Round 4 and then scored a knockdown with a right cross at the start of a sensational Round 5, which saw Kyoguchi rage back before the bell. The Ring/WBA champ was game and able to land solid shots here and there during the fight but he simply didn’t do enough to win rounds or prevent Teraji’s constant jab and well-timed arrow-straight right hands from wearing him down (despite his high guard and the threat of his uppercuts).

The fight appeared over in Round 5 after Kyoguchi (16-1, 11 KOs) got up from his first knockdown on wobbly legs. Teraji, The Ring’s No. 1-rated junior flyweight, jumped on the two-division titleholder and battered him along the ropes. But Kyoguchi covered up and weathered the storm, lashing back with head-snapping right hands and uppercuts.

However, Teraji resumed distance control in Round 6 and kept his high-volume assault going, preventing Kyoguchi from recovering. Kyoguchi had moments in Round 7 but he was sleep walking and punching on muscle memory by this point in what was a mainly one-sided fight. When Teraji landed a sweet right hand two and half minutes into the round the last bit of resistance was drained from the legs of Kyoguchi, who stumbled into the ropes where he was saved by the referee.

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Round 5 was arguably ROTY

[margaret thatcher]

these bad arse japanese dudes always bring it

[JxhDel.]

These major event japanese cards always deliver in terms of competitiveness and athleticism. Super Boy Teraji has been quite the dude since 2017 and Kyoguchi is one bad man too. Great KO and 5th round.

Jonathan Gonzales faced a tough opponent but won due to his footwork and counters.

Yoshino showed again he is hard as nails, nothing exceptional but the guy has a solide defense and has some pops in his hands. Great debut by Junto into the super-flyweights.

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[margaret thatcher]

kenshiro 30 going on 13