Weekly Asian boxing results (October 13th to October 20th)
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The past week has been a relatively quiet week in Asian boxing with a lack of big name fighters, but there was a lot of action over the week. Here I'll look at some of the most notable results from the last 7 days.
October 16th
Samar (Western Samar), Philippines
Adones Aguelo (33-20-2, 23) TKO4 Eden Sonsona (36-11-2, 13)
In a battle of Filipino veterans fans saw Adones Aguelo score his 33rd win in his 55th bout. Despite his poor looking record the 31 year old is a very capable fighter who should certainly have a better looking record than he currently does. Aguelo stopped Eden Sonsona, who was fighting for the 49th time, in the 4th round to become the new PBF Lightweight champion. This was Sonsona's 5th successive loss and it's hard to see where he goes from this set latest set back
Justine Darap (8-1, 6) KO4 Robert Awitin (11-28-2, 9)
A second new champion crowned on this card was 20 year old Filipino Justine Darap, who scored a 4th round KO over Robert Awaitin to claim the very lightly regarded WBF Asian Pacific Super Flyweight title. Ignoring the title rubbish it is nice to see a heavy handed young Filipino coming through the ranks. The youngster stopped his foe with a body shot and has now scored a pair of wins since a loss in March to Enrique Magsalin. Certainly one to make a note of, and hopefully he gets featured on some form of Filipino TV in the coming year or two.
October 17th
Shanghai, China
Wulan Tuolehazi (13-3-1, 6) TKO5 Satoshi Tanaka (7-6, 1)
Chinese Flyweight Wulan Tuolehazi continued his winning run with an 8th straight victory as he over-came the over-matched Satoshi Tanaka, and retained the WBA International Flyweight title. The talented Tuolehazi really didn't get tested here, though after wins over Jayr Raquinel and Ryota Yamauchi in the last 13 months he perhaps deserved an easy one. Wulan's team will likely be looking for a world title fight in 2020, and given the Flyweight scene at the moment there's a good chance they'll land it, though it's hard to see him beating any of the top tier fighters in the division.
Xiang Li (7-2-2, 2) 10D (M) Ryu Horikawa (2-0-1, 1)
China's reputation for poor scoring continued here why Japan's Ryu Horikawa being denied a win by the score-cards. The Japanese fighter seemed to do more than enough over Xiang Li in a bout for a WBO Youth title. This was competitive early on, and crazy exciting later on, but it seemed like a clear win for Horikawa who was sadly held to a majority draw. This isn't the first time this year a Japanese fighter seems to have been fighting 3 judges in China, and there's a worry that maybe they will begin declining Chinese opportunities if this continues.
October 18th
Pennsylvania, USA
Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (17-0, 9) TD10 (U) Luis Collazo (39-8, 20)
The #1IBF Welterweight contender Kudratillo Abdukakhorov from Uzbekistan showed off plenty as he took a unanimous technical decision over former world champion Luis Collazo. The skilled Abdukakhorov allowed Collazo to come to him and easily outboxed him on the back foot, showing off nice combinations and movement. Sadly for Abdukakhorov his lack of real power showed up again here, and there's a feeling that he's maybe not as sharp of a puncher he once seemed. Still, he was well ahead when the bout was stopped following a 10th round headclash that left Collazo badly cut.
October 19th
Hyogo, Japan
Suzumi Takayama (3-0, 3) TKO8 Tetsuro Ohashi (7-1-1, 2)
The unbeaten Suzumi Takayama claimed the Japanese Youth Super Flyweight title with an 8th round TKO win over 2018 Rookie of the Year winner Tetsuro Ohashi. Takayama, a former amateur stand out, scored a knockdown in the opening round but was dropped himself in round 2. The two fought on even keel from round 3 to round 8, when Takayama dropped a tiring Ohashi twice, with Ohashi's team throwing in the towel after the final knockdown.
Cebu, Philippines
Carlo Demecillo (14-5-1, 6) KO4 Jonathan Francisco (10-13-1, 4)
The in form Carlo Demecillo continues his rise as he stopped compatriot Jonathan Francisco in the 4th round. Demecillo is expected to move on to bigger fights in 2020, and despite having 5 losses to his name 4 of those came in his first 10 bouts, since then he has gone 8-1-1.
Clyde Azarcon (16-3-1, 5) KO3 Garry Rojo (9-14-1, 5)
Filipino Clyde Azarcon bounced back from a blow out loss to Japanese sensation Ginjiro Shigeoka as he stopped countryman Garry Rojo in 3 rounds. This was an easy comeback for Azarcon, though it's worth noting these two had fought to a draw in 2018. For Rojo this is a 12th stoppage loss, and it's hard to think of him as anything more than a fighter to pad a record of a better fighter, despite the draw with Azarcon last year.
Bang Phun, Thailand
Thattana Luangphon (8-0-1, 8) TKO6 Alvin Medura (9-5, 7)
Unbeaten Thai puncher Thattana Luangphon continued his impressive rise by becoming the first fighter to stop Filipino tough guy Alvin Medura. The Thai was all aggression in round 1, but was dropped at the end of the round and took most of round 2 to regroup. When he finally resettled he tried to beat the fight out of a very game Medura, who was stopped by the doctor in round 6 due to cuts above and below his left eye. Prior to the stoppage this had been a real test for the Thai, who is also known as Chainoi Worawut.
Bangkok, Thailand
Takeshi Inoue (15-1-1, 9) TKO1 Anirut Nerndee (3-5-1, 3)
Former world title challenger Takeshi Inoue scored his second win since losing to Jamie Munguia earlier this year as he took a stay busy bout in Thailand against Anirut Nerndee. The bout really was just a chance to Inoue to keep ticking over and get some more international experience, and he needed just 99 second to get rid of his foe here. A very easy win for Inoue who will hopefully have a bigger bout in the very near future.