Earlier immediately, within the headline combat in Yokohama, Japan, followers witnessed an explosive punching show from defending WBO bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei. Defending in opposition to Thai fighter Yuttapong Tongdee – this in a combat that was twice postponed, first in December after which in January – Takei dropped his challenger 3 times on the sound of the primary bell. A recreation Tongdee received up every time and he confirmed coronary heart in throwing again punches of his personal, however he was stopped on his ft after taking one other barrage of blows.
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Time was 2:07 of the opening spherical, and a combat that some felt would escape into an actual warfare as a substitute got here to a violent conclusion in beneath three-minutes. Takei is now 11-0-(9), whereas Tongdee loses for the primary time in going 15-1(9). In the present day’s fast KO win noticed Takei register his second title retention.
28 12 months outdated southpaw Takei, a former kickboxer, was supported in his dressing room by Japanese famous person and pound-for-pounder Naoya Inoue. And Inoue should have been impressed by what he noticed from his countryman immediately. Quick, correct, and smelling blood from the get-go, Takei was ruthless.
A straight left hand decked the challenger with scant seconds gone, and Takei then dropped Tongdee twice extra, the challenger clearly nonetheless dazed. Ultimately, although, it was the third man who stopped the combat, this as Takei was pummelling the 31 12 months outdated from Thailand.
The bantamweight and super-bantamweight divisions actually are owned by Japanese fighters immediately, and it might be that Takei fights considered one of his countrymen subsequent, this as he makes an attempt to unify the 118 pound belts. The very good Junto Nakatani will face Rysoke Nishida in a two-belt unification conflict subsequent month. Takei in opposition to the winner would actually be one thing to get enthusiastic about.
In the meantime, one more fantastic Japanese fighter in Seiya Tsutsumi at the moment holds the fourth of the bantamweight titles. However may or not it’s that Takei is the perfect of the lot proper now? And what a pity Takei and “Monster” Inoue are in no place to combat one another! What an explosion that combat would have been.
Boxing Information | Yoshiki Takei Has The Look Of A Future Star As He Blasts Out Yuttapong Tongdee – Boxing Outcomes
