Kenshiro Teraji vs. Anthony Olascuaga | ESPN - April 8, 2023

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Teraji fight

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Takuma Inoue vs Liborio Solis

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Teraji halts Olascuaga, keeps WBC, WBA 105lb belt

WBC, WBA light-flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji (21-1, 13 KOs), 107.25, impressively kept his belts when he finally caught up with game and durable challenger Anthony Olascuaga (5-1, 3 KOs), 107, US, and chalked up a fine TKO victory at 0:58 of the ninth round in a scheduled twelve on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Olascuaga was a last-minute substitute for WBO titlist Jonathan Gonzalez who had suffered pneumonia to cancel the highly expected unification bout with Teraji. Olascuaga was a much better replacement as he showed his power (he is a legitimate flyweight) and fighting spirit. After their see-saw processing in the middle of the contest Teraji accelerated his attack and finally dropped the challenger with a flurry of punches in round nine, when good referee Mark Nelson wisely declared a well-timed halt.

Promoter: Teiken Promotions.

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Inoue/Solis was murder to watch, nothing happened, both were looking to counter and draw the lead, made for a poor spectacle, Solis is a crafty veteran and made the rounds close but didn't land anything telling , Inoue while not stellar did land the meaningful punches in the fight, not many mind but the later it went the more he pulled away

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Olascuaga brave and game but outgunned in there, Teraji relentless in pursuit, just keeps pressuring and punching to head and body, doesn't waste too much, he pressed Olascuaga all fight, had him down in the 3rd with a counter right hand , Olascuaga only down momentarily, Teraji just kept taking him apart round after round, Olascuaga had a couple decent spurts at end of 7th and 8th, pure bravery but Teraji backed him up on the ropes in the 9th and rained shots down on him forcing him down and through the ropes when the ref stopped it

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