(JULY 24) Last night at the Tokyo
Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan, Anabel Ortiz, 27 years old, now 12-3-0
(2KO), of Tepic, Mexico, won a 10-round split decision over
previously undefeated Etsuko Tada, 32 years old, now 12-1-2
(2KO), of Kyoto, Japan.
Tada was defending her WBA [105
lb.] strawweight belt. In a second, female bout,
Bantamweight Marina Isami won her first pro bout, when she
defeated pro debuter Chisa Tanaka. Isami won by a
four-round unanimous decision.