(AUG 25) On Saturday
night in Osaka, Japan,
Strawweight Etsuko Tada, 103¾, of Japan, won a 10-round
unanimous decision over Yani Kokietgym, 103, of Thailand.
Tada successfully defended her WBA Strawweight title--but not
without controversy.
WBAN was told that the victory was a
controversial win, and that Kokietgym was very effectively
aggressive during the fight. Final judges scores: 93-97,
94-96,and 94-96. All judges were Koreans. The Tada-Kokiegym
bout was televised.
In other results, in a
four-rounder, junior straw Nahoko Tanaka, 101½, won
by a unanimous decision over Mariko Kendo,100¼. In a
six-round bout, junior flywieight Masae Akitaya,
105½, won by a six-round unanimous decision over Mika Oda,
107¼.
In another four-round bout, junior straw
Nahoko Tanaka, 101½, won by a unanimous decision over
Mariko Kendo,100¼. In a flyweight bout, Shindo
Go, 112, won by TKO over Jomyuthying Kiatnorwor, 111,
in a fifth round in a scheduled six round bout.
Junior
straw Mari Ando, 101, won by a four-round unanimous
decision over Shuriman Tamaki, 100¾. Lastly,
bantamweights Emi Kitawaki, 115¼, won a four-round
unanimous decision over Natsuki Fujimoto, 117¾.
