Pascual Perez vs. Sadao Yaoita (1st meeting)

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Pascual Perez 110 lbs lost to Sadao Yaoita 113 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

"Japan's Sadao Yaoita outpointed world flyweight champ Pascual Perez of Argentina by unanimous decision in a dull 10-round non-title match Friday night. It was the first professional defeat for the world champ, who could not find the range Friday night. Yaoita, Oriental flyweight champ and 4th-ranking NBA contender, bobbed, weaved, retreated and scored repeatedly with light but point-winning counterpunches from the 3rd round on. There were no knockdowns and not until the 10th round did they square away in sustained toe-to-toe slugging that looked like a serious fight. But it was more of a boxing exhibition with both fighters coming away unmarked and barely perspiring. Perez seemed to be fighting under wraps most of the way and when he did cut down on Yaoita with a power house swing, the Japanese ducked and rode with the blow unhurt." -Associated Press

Scorecards (all for Yaoita scored under Japan's special maximum 4-point per round system)

  • Referee Kuniharu Hayashi - 2-0
  • Judge Nick Pope - 4-0
  • Judge Koshiro Abe - 2-0
  • The AP scored it 7-0-3 for Yaoita on a more traditional rounds basis

Post-fight comments

  • "How can a boxer win by just running away? Japanese referees and judges have been bad in the past, but this tops everything." -Lazaro Koci, Perez' manager
  • "Yaoita fought just the way I wanted him to, by outboxing Perez." -Shinichi Nakamura, Yaoita's manager
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