Naoko Fujioka Wins by a Unanimous
decision over Irma Sanchez
Source: Samart/Results
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September 16, 2018
(SEPT 16) On Friday night,
September 14th,
at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, in the featured female
bout on this card, Naoko Fujioka, 111, of Tokyo, won a
ten-round unanimous decision over Irma Sanchez, 111. Final
judges scores were 100-90 across the board. Fujioka was
defending her WBA Flyweight world title.
Fujioka won the belt on March 13,
2017, when she TKO'd Isabel Millan in the tenth round when the
two were fighting for the vacant WBA Flyweight world title.
Fujioka improved her record to
18-2-0 (7KO), and Sanchez's record fell to 30-8-1 (8KO).
Fujioka has won six our of her last seven world title bouts,
with this September fight being the first for her in 2018, and
two world title bouts in 2017.
Sanchez who has been fighting since
2006---- this bout being her first fight in 2018.
Sanchez fought twice in 2017, winning both of those bouts.
In viewing the fight, both were in
very good condition, with Sanchez showing heart throughout the
bout, and Fujioka, showing to be the stronger, more accurate
aggressive boxer who through some very powerful barrages of
combinations throughout the bout. Both displayed good
sportsmanship against each other throughout the bout.