FOULFEST: Daiki Kameda vs. Daisuke Naito

This was quite a bizarre fight. Here are some excerpts from the NY Times and wiki. On October 11, 2007, Naito defeated Daiki Kameda by unanimous decision for the first defense of his WBC title. Naito thoroughly outclassed the younger fighter (Kameda is 15 years his junior) despite being fouled throughout the fight. He received illegal blows to the thighs on several occasions, and was thrown down onto the ring in a wrestling-like maneuver in the 12th round. Koki Kameda's upcoming fight was cancelled after video footage was produced showing that he encouraged his younger brother to foul Naito in-between rounds, and Daiki Kameda's boxing license was suspended for one year. The fight received widespread coverage by the Japanese media because of the heated exchanges between Naito and the Kameda boxing family. Daiki Kameda had described Naito as a "cockroach" prior to the fight, and stated that he would commit harakiri (ritual suicide) if he were to lose. The victory gave Naito celebrity status in Japan, and he has appeared in numerous Japanese television programs and commercials since then. BOXING: Daiki Kameda banned for year over violence Published: Monday, October 15, 2007 TWITTER LINKEDIN SIGN IN TO E-MAIL PRINT SHARE By Alastair Himmer TOKYO - Disgraced Japanese boxer Daiki Kameda was banned for a year on Monday after his violent outburst during a world title fight last week. His father and trainer Shiro also had his licence as a ringside trainer suspended for abusing the referee during his son's unsuccessful bid for the WBC flyweight title. The 18-year-old Daiki was docked three points after an astonishing meltdown in the final round of last Thursday's fight against champion Daisuke Naito. Kameda was docked a point for punching Naito as both men wrestled on the canvas and was quickly penalised a further two points for picking up Naito and slamming him down. Daiki, younger brother of bad boy Japanese fighter Koki, a former light flyweight world champion, was roundly condemned for his antics after a title bout that ended in farce. "He has lost the trust of the fans," said Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) director Shinichi Saito. "He has sullied the image of boxing." Shiro Kameda, who was walking a tightrope with Japanese boxing officials over past misdemeanours, was banned indefinitely from working in his fighters' corners during bouts. The head of Kameda's Kyoei gym, meanwhile, was stripped of his owner's licence for three months after an emergency meeting of the Japan Boxing Commission's (JBC) ethics panel. Hours earlier, Kyoei president Keiichiro Kanehira had apologised for failing to control his fighter and ringside trainers. "We take responsibility for the inappropriate behaviour of Daiki Kameda and his trainers," Kanehira said in a statement. "We offer our deepest apologies and humbly accept any punishment." Koki Kameda, who was in Daiki's corner, escaped with a warning after television microphones picked up him telling his younger brother to elbow Naito in the eye. Naito suffered a cut above his right eye early in the fight and the 33-year-old champion was only allowed to continue after a doctor checked the wound in the seventh round. Trouble has flared at past fights involving the Kameda brothers and security was beefed-up for last week's bout at Ariake Colosseum. Daiki, who had dismissed Naito as a "cockroach" in the fight's build-up, entered the ring dressed as an ancient Japanese warrior monk, glaring at fans and spitting on the floor. Kameda was booed from the first round and the challenger's temper tantrum in the 12th triggered howls of anger from a crowd squarely behind Naito, who won a unanimous points verdict. Go to the 57 minute mark for the 12th round.