Daisuke Naito Stops Yamaguchi, Koki Kameda Next?

By Mark Vester

At Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, Daisuke Naito (34-2-3, 22 KOs) retained his WBC flyweight title with an eleven-round technical knockout of countryman Shingo Yamaguchi (23-6-2, 9 KOs). It was fourth successful title defense for Naito. A crisp right hand at 1:11 of the round put Yamaguchi down moments before the fight was stopped by the referee. The fight marked Yamaguchi's third attempt to win a title.

The talk in Japan is that Naito will now face former champion Koki Kameda (17-0, 11KOs), known to many as the bad boy of Japanese boxing. There will be some bad blood involved if they meet.

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Kameda was involved in the controversy that took place last October when he advised his brother Daiki, during a fight Daisuke Naito, to elbow Naito in the eye. Daiki was suspended for one year and their father was suspended indefinitely from the sport. Koki was let off with a warning.

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