Rey Perez Wins The WBC Youth Title, Stops Takahasi
by Ronnie Nathanielsz
21 year old Rey Perez has won the WBC Youth World super bantamweight interim title with a 10th round TKO of Japan’s 23 year old Tatsuya Takahashi at the Balibago Gym in Sta Rosa, Laguna.
With the win Perez improved to 15-2 with 3 knockouts while Takahashi dropped to 13-3-1 with 9 knockouts.
It was the Takahashi’s first fight outside Japan.
He was ranked No. 8 bantamweight by the Japan Boxing Commission on March 28, 2012.
He was coming off a 3rd round TKO victory over countryman Takenori Ohashi last March 23 while Perez won a unanimous ten round decision in a rematch with Prell Tupas last February 19.
Perez had earlier won the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Youth flyweight title with a unanimous decision over John Paul Bautista on February 19, 2011.
He followed this up by winning the vacant Philippine super flyweight title with a twelve round split decision over rugged Danilo Pena on May 11, 2011.