By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Boxing Beat Journal, Joe Koizumi
Veteran campaigners of Japan and Australia furiously competed with the vacant OPBF tremendous middleweight title at stake on Saturday in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. Japanese southpaw, ex-OPBF 160-pound champ Yuki Nonaka (38-12-3, 11 KOs), 167.5, seized the regional 168-pound belt by pounding out an in depth however unanimous determination (115-114, 115-113, 118-110) over former IBF world center ruler Sam Soliman (49-19-1, 19 KOs), 166.5, over twelve hard-fought rounds.
It was an in depth affair with every seldom catching the opponent with precision. Nonaka, nonetheless, was a bit extra aggressive, sometimes scoring with southpaw straight lefts to the tough and unorthodox Aussie. Sam tasted his first setback right here regardless of his earlier victories in a few bouts in 2003.
Promoter: Mitsuki Promotions.
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