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The Asian Boxing Thread!
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In a reported FOTY contender, Moruti Mthalane successfully defended his IBF flyweight title against Masayuki Kuroda, winning a unanimous decision at the famous Korakuen Hall. Scorecards were 116-112, 116-112 and 117-111.
Mthalane hasn't lost since 2008 against Nonito Donaire. That said, I don't think he has long left at the top.
Mthalane hasn't lost since 2008 against Nonito Donaire. That said, I don't think he has long left at the top.
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http://www.asianboxing.info/asian-news/sho-kimura-departs-for-china-ahead-of-bout-with-canizales
Kimura just making the 9-hour flight to Fuzhou today & he's still 2 KG overweight. Canizales has already been acclimating there for a week. Hope for Kimura's sake his team haven't dropped the ball here. On Sunday he'll find out whether dropping down in weight at age 30 is a capital idea. Canizales can really crack. Should Kimura manage the weight just right we may have the FOTY.
Kimura just making the 9-hour flight to Fuzhou today & he's still 2 KG overweight. Canizales has already been acclimating there for a week. Hope for Kimura's sake his team haven't dropped the ball here. On Sunday he'll find out whether dropping down in weight at age 30 is a capital idea. Canizales can really crack. Should Kimura manage the weight just right we may have the FOTY.
Seems like an amateur move to be flying out that late. As you say, hopefully it doesn't affect him too much.
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Man, quite the run for Can Xu so far. He's definitely a contender at this point. I wonder if he'll fight Oscar Valdez.
That would be a mental fight.
Just good to see Xu carrying the flag for China after Xiong and Shiming. With the rapid development they have made this decade -- something which is helped by having someone like Xu on top -- China should be a serious force in boxing in the next ten or so years.
Wanheng Menayothin has went to 53-0, winning a comfortable technical decision over Tatsuya Fukuhara to successfully defend his WBC minimumweight title for the 12th time. The bout was stopped after a head clash left Menayothin with a cut over his eye. Scorecards were 79-73, 78-74 and 78-74.
This was a rematch of their 2017 fight, which Menayothin won by UD over 12.
This was a rematch of their 2017 fight, which Menayothin won by UD over 12.
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Kazuto Ioka just stopped Aston Palicte in Round 10 after schooling the Filipino KO artist in a masterful performance.
A Japanese boxing legend! Now let's see him in against Chocolatito, Estrada, Srisaket, Ancajas
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As you know, he already retired once. He had mooted the possibility of re-retiring. Hopefully the prospect of earning some decent ¥¥¥ in a unification bout will keep him in the game at least for a bit.
A Japanese boxing legend! Now let's see him in against Chocolatito, Estrada, Srisaket, Ancajas
If he is to bow out again soon (and for good this time), let's hope he ends on a legacy fight against Chocolatito in Japan.