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5th inning, Tsunenari Tanaka gets punched by Phumelele Kahu (right) = Ariake Arena
The world boxing match was held at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on the 14th, and World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani (MT) defeated Petch So Chitpatthana (Thailand), number one in his weight class, by 6. He won by TKO at 2 minutes and 59 seconds of the inning, making it his second defense.
World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight champion Tsunenari Tanaka (Hatanaka) failed in his first title defense, losing to Phumelele Kahu (South Africa), who was ranked 5th in his weight class, by a 1-2 decision.
Regarding his record, Nakatani has 29 wins (22 KO) while Petch has 76 wins (53 KO) and 2 losses. Tanaka has 20 wins (11 KOs) and 2 losses, while Cuff has 11 wins (8 KOs) and 3 draws.
Former popular kick boxer Tenshin Nasukawa (Teiken) defeated Jerwin Asiro (Philippines) by decision in the WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title to decide a match, giving him a complete victory in five fights (2 KO) .
The defense of WBO champion Anthony Olascuaga (USA) became a no-decision match as Jonathan González (Puerto Rico) was injured by an accidental strike in the first inning and was unable to continue.
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