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(MAY 10) Last night in front of a sold
out crowd at the at the
Korakuen
Hall, in Tokyo, Japan, in what has been considered the first
time the Japan Boxing Commission recognized women’s boxing this
year, there was 10 women's bouts on this card. [If anyone
has photos, more info on this card,
email WBAN with links, and info, photos that we can use].
In a six-rounder, Japan’s junior welterweight Emiko Raika,
136, 18-3-1 (6KO), won a six-round majority decision over previously
undefeated Natalie Brown, 136¼, 5-1-0, of Canada. Judges
scores were 58-57, 58-56, and 58-58.
In
other bouts on the undercard, flyweight Rie Fujimoto,
112, 6-2-2 (2KO, won a six-round majority decision over Mami [Asami]
Shikasho, 110¾. Final judges scores were 58-57, 58-57, and
57-57; Naomi
Tagashi,
104 ¾, retired her opponent, Anri Nakagawa, 104, in
the second round of a six round bout; Super Flyweight Mutsumi
Maeda [Tsubasa], 117 ¼, TKO’d Miki Kikukawa, 117, at
[0:46] of the fifth round of a scheduled six round bout; Japan’s
strawweight Etsuko Tada, 105, won a six-round unanimous
decision over Lilli Rachaprachagym, 103 ¾ , of Thailand.
Final judges scores were 59-55, 59-55, and 60-55; Japan’s junior
flyweight Tomoko Ito, 104 ¾, won a fourth round technical
decision over Mami Ito, 103 ¾. According to news sources,
Mami sustained a large swelling on her forehead, and the JPC doctor
advised the referee to stop the match at [24 seconds] of the fourth
round; .Japan’s strawweight Momo Koseki, 104, won a
four-round unanimous decision over Mayumi Kubo, 104 ¼. Final
judges scores, 40-37, 40-37, and 40-36; Junior Featherweight
Natsuki Noguchi, 122 ¼, won a four-round majority decision over
Kiyoka Miyoshi, 122 ¼; Strawweight Tomoyo Noguchi,
101, won a four-round unanimous decision over Yu Koshiishi,
100 ¼; and lastly Sakura Ouchi, 101 ¼, won a four-round
unanimous decision over Yuka Kobayashi, 93 ¼. Final judges
scores were 38-37, 38-37, and 39-37.
 You
Tube Video - Raika/Brown 1-3 rounds
You
Tube Video - Raika/Brown 4-6 rounds
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