By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Naoki Fukuda
As soon as-beaten ex-university newbie Katsuya Yasuda (11-1, 7 KOs), 134.5, struggled to accumulate the vacant WBO Asia Pacific light-weight belt as he defeated beforehand unbeaten Thailander Apichet Petchmanee (15-1, 5 KOs), 134.5, by a unanimous resolution (115-113, 116-111, 118-109) over twelve hard-fought rounds on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. The climax was seen in spherical 4, when Yasuda decked his muscular rival with a southpaw proper hook, whereas Apichet dropped him again with a well-timed straight proper to the button moments later. Within the championship rounds Yasuda ran out of gasoline or psychological energy, repeating clinches repeatedly. It was Apichet that was penalized some extent for throwing the ever-grabbing Japanese to the canvas within the remaining stanza, however the viewers additionally criticized Yasuda’s repeated holding. The brand new champ Yasuda’s face was extra grotesquely swollen along with his absorption of the Thailander’s much less aggressive however simpler pictures.
The semi-windup noticed previously ten-time newbie nationwide champ Kenji Fujita (4-0, 3 KOs), 126, halt unbeaten Filipino Daniel Nicolas (7-1, 4 KOs), at 0:54 of the second spherical in a scheduled eight. Fujita, whose newbie mark was 153-21, is a promising southpaw.
Promoter: Yokohama Hikari Promotions.
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