Rocky Fuentes vs. Hirofumi Mukai
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Rocky Fuentes 112 lbs beat Hirofumi Mukai 112 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12
- Date: 2011-08-20
- Location: Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Referee: Jun Bae Lim 118-111
- Judge: Masahiro Noda 118-110
- Judge: Arnel Pasion 117-111
- OPBF Flyweight Title (4th defense by Fuentes)
Notes
- Rocky Fuentes 28-6-2 (17 KOs) vs. Hirofumi Mukai 5-0 (0 KOs)
- Fuentes entered as the # 7 flyweight contender in the world according to The Ring Magazine. Mukai was unranked by the same publication. Fuentes is also ranked as the IBF # 5, WBC # 6, WBO # 7, and WBA # 9 flyweight contender prior to the fight. Mukai entered the fight ranked as the WBC # 10 & WBA # 14 Flyweight contender.
- Fuentes is 7-4-1 (4 KOs) when fighting outside his native Philippines and 4-0 (2 KOs) when fighting in Japan and when fighting against a Japanese fighter prior to the fight.. This is Fuentes' fourth fight in Japan in his last six fights. He is coming off a unanimous decision win in a non-title bout against Indonesian Jemmy Gobel five months ago.
- Mukai is 1-0 (0 KO) against Filipino fighters coming into the fight, beating Sonny Boy Jaro by unanimous decision more than six months ago.