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By Jake Donovan The Kameda family is now forever etched into the history books. Tomoki Kameda bested Paulus Ambunda by unanimous decision to win a bantamweight belt Thursday evening in Cebu, Philippines. The feat makes the Kameda brothers the first trio in boxing history to have all won a major title. Scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112 in favor of Kameda, who advances to 28-0 (18KO).
Tomoki Kameda is one win away from making boxing history. The youngest of the three fighting Kameda brothers has taken to his surroundings during fight week a faces unbeaten bantamweight titlist Paulus Ambunda this Thursday in Cebu, Philippines. The fight is Kameda’s first at a major title, coming in a weight class in which his oldest brother, Koki presently serves as a champ and is fresh off of a recent win in his native Japan. Tomoki’s title shot comes more than 2,000 miles away from his Tokyo home, but considers the long journey well worth the trip should he emerge victorious on Thursday.
The weights are in. Tomoki "Mexicanito" Kameda (27-0, 18KOs) will go for his first world title at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City. Kameda challenges WBO bantamweight champion Paulus Ambunda (20-0, 10KOs). Tomoki, 22-years-old and the youngest of the fighting Kameda brothers, wants to make history by winning world title and completing the family goal of becoming the first trio of brothers to win major world titles. Older brother Koki and Daiki Kameda have captured world crowns. Kameda weighed 117.5-pounds and Ambunda was 117.
Things got very tense at the final press conference. Tomoki "Mexicanito" Kameda (27-0, 18KOs) will go for his first world title on August 1st at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City. Kameda got a quick welcome to the big leagues, when WBO bantamweight champion Paulus Ambunda (20-0, 10KOs) grabbed his throat. Ambunda was calmed down by the President of the WBO.Tomoki, 22-years-old and the youngest of the fighting Kameda brothers, wants to make history by winning world title and completing the family goal of becoming the first trio of brothers to win major world titles. Older brother Koki and Daiki Kameda have captured world crowns.
Seven days ahead of his world championship fight, Tomoki "Mexicanito" Kameda (27-0, 18KOs) arrived with his team in Cebu City, Philippines. On August 1st at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, - Kameda will challenge WBO bantamweight champion Paulus Ambunda (20-0, 10KOs). Tomoki, 22-years-old and the youngest of the fighting Kameda brothers, wants to make history by winning world title and completing the family goal of becoming the first trio of brothers to win world titles. Older brother Koki and Daiki Kameda have captured world crowns.
WBO Bantamweight World Champion Paulus "The Rock" Ambunda of Namibia arrived yesterday (July 22) in the Philippines ahead of his voluntary first defense against undefeated Japanese Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda on August 1 at the plush Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Cebu. The 32 year-old Ambunda (20-0, 10 KOs) is the tough African fighter who dethroned Thailander Pungluang Sor Singyu, the tormentor of popular ALA star AJ "Bazooka" Banal. Nicknamed "The Rock," Paulus Ambunda, represented his country Namibia in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Then, since becoming professional, he has never lost, has been African champ and is the reigning, defending WBO bantamweight world champion eager to score a big win in Cebu, Philippines.
Undefeated bantamweight Tomoki Kameda (27-0, 18KOs) has arrived early for his upcoming challenge of WBO champion Paulus Ambunda (20-0, 10KOs), taking place on August 1st at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Cebu City, Philippines. Kameda Promotions are staging the event, which is going to be televised in Japana and in the Philippines. 21-year-old Tomoki, the youngest of the three fighting Kameda brothers, is the only sibling who has yet to capture a major title. Older brother Koki is the WBA "regular" bantamweight champion and Daiki has held the WBA flyweight crown.
Undefeated bantamweight Tomoki Kameda (27-0, 18KOs) has been asking for a title shot for the last twelve months and now he has it. A deal has been reached for Kameda to challenge the WBO champion Paulus Ambunda (20-0, 10KOs) on August 1st at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Cebu City, Philippines. Kameda Promotions are staging the event, which is going to be televised in Japana and in the Philippines.
Japanese bantamweight Tomoki "Mexicanito" Kameda (27-0, 18KOs), ranked sixth in the ratings of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), is looking to make history in Nicaragua. On Thursday, Tomoki came to Nicaragua with his father Shiro Kameda, to sit down with Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel , president of the WBO, and other local authorities, to organize a grand event in late May or early June, in which Kameda would challenge WBO champion Paulus Ambunda (20-0, 10KOs) in the country.
Paulus Ambunda won the WBO Bantamweight World Title with a unanimous decision win over Pungluang Sor Singyu in Windhoek. The Namibian was awarded the decision by all three judges with the scorecards reading 115-113, 116-112 and 116-112. Thai fighters often start slow and this seemed to be the strategy for Pungluang who was on the back foot for the entire first half of the fight and found himself on the receiving end of some vicious right uppercuts from Ambunda who elected to try and beat the champion at his own game by applying constant pressure on him.