Rey Megrino vs. Myung Ho Lee

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Rey Megrino 114 lbs beat Myung Ho Lee 114 lbs by UD in round 8 of 8

  • Date: 2013-08-24
  • Location: Bodymaker Colosseum, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
  • Judge: 78-73

Notes

  • Rey Megrino 19-20-3 (17 KOs) vs. Myung Ho Lee 16-3 (5 KOs)
  • Megrino entered as the WBC #12 flyweight contender, while Lee entered as the WBC #15 flyweight contender.
  • Megrino is coming off a third-round stoppage victory of Japanese prospect Kenji Kubo in Japan almost seven months ago.
  • Lee is coming off a unanimous decision win against Shunji Nagata almost five months ago.
  • Megrino comes in with a record of 4-10-1 (4 KOs) in fights outside his native Philippines; This is Megrino's second fight in Japan, with his first being the stoppage win against Kubo.
  • Lee comes in with a record of 1-2 (1 KO) against Filipino fighters; Lee has only been defeated once in Japan, in his third pro fight, when he suffered a second-round knockout against Filipino fighter Alfred Nagal.
  • Megrino is coming into the fight with the longest win streak of his career with four, which included a stoppage win over former world champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam in Thailand.
  • Lee, although winning his last fight, has been defeated in two of his last three, both in fights outside his native Japan. Those two losses were against world-ranked Filipino flyweight Rocky Fuentes and former world champion Edgar Sosa.