Saitama, Japan - At the Super Arena, WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (16-0, 13 KOs) retained his title with a fifth round knockout of Roy Mukhlis (22-3-2, 17 KOs). The challenger from Indonesia was carried out by a stretcher after the contest was over.
Tomas Rojas (34-12-1, 23 KOs) over came a knockdown in the twelfth round to capture the vacant WBC super flyweight with a well deserved twelve round unanimous decision over Kohei Kono (25-5, 9 KOs).