WBC World Flyweight champion Kenshiro ‘The Amazing Boy’ Teraji came from behind to stop WBA champ Seigo Yuri Akui in the twelfth and final round in the main event in a unification bout on Thursday night at the Kokugikan, in Tokyo, Japan.
Teraji, 25-1 (16) knocked out Akui, 21-3-1 (11) at 1:31 of the 12th and final round. In the third round Akui rocked Teraji with a right on the chin midway in the round. In the sixth round, they took turns rocking one another. In the eighth round Akui took another round.
Teraji landed half a dozen unanswered punches in the twelfth and final round before Akui grabbed him into a clinch. Several punches later from Teraji and referee Katsuhiko Nakamura called a halt. Teraji was behind on the scorecards going into the final round by scores of 108-106, 105-104 and 105-104.
WBO World flyweight champion Anthony ‘Princesa’ Olascuaga, 9-1 (6) defeated Hiroto Kyoguchi, 19-3 (12) by a 12-round unanimous decision.
The scores were 117-110, 118-109 and 114-113. The referee was Jose Hiram Rivera
WBO World light flyweight champion Shokichi Iwata, 14-2 (11) lost to Rene ‘Chulo’ Santiago, 14-4 (9) by a 12-round unanimous decision.
The scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112. The referee was Benjamin Rodriguez
Bantamweight Tomoya Tsuboi, 1-0 (1) knocked out Boonrueang Phayom, 14-4 (14) at 2:34 of the second round of a scheduled eight round fight.
In the second round, Tsuboi had Phayom defenseless, stopping him.
Lightweight Yuki Nagano, 0-1) lost to southpaw Takumi Ebina, 2-1 (1) by a four round unanimous decision.
The scores were 38-37, 38-37 and 38-37.
Welterweight Junya Nemoto, 0-1) was beaten by Naoki Matsumura, 1-2) by a four round unanimous decision.
The scores were 39-37, 39-37 and 40-36
Last Updated on 03/13/2025
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