Another boxer - Sakai Jockeygym - dies after a fight

**The Hammer** · 10-12-2009, 12:31 PM

from fight news:

Thai boxer Sakai dies in Japan

By Joe Koizumi

A sorrowful tragedy happened as Thai bantam Sakai Jockygym (2-3, 2 KOs), 121.5, passed away at hospital almost just after he was stopped by JBC#8 bantam Kazuyoshi Niki (25-3-1, 13 KOs), 122, at 1:02 of the tenth and final session on Monday in Munakata, ***uoka Prefecture, Japan. We sincerely mourn his passing. The ring victim Sakai was the Thailander who recently shattered a daydream of former three-time WBC bantam champ, ex-Japanese superstar Joichiro Tatsuyoshi�s severely criticized comeback by badly and miserably annihilating him into a TKO defeat in ****kok, Thailand, this March.

Sakai tonight suffered a knockdown as he touched the canvas with Niki�s right counter in the opening session. The Thailander gamely fought back hard, while Niki aimed exclusively at the midsection to have him fading in later rounds. The ref declared a halt when Niki had him off balanced with a solid right without the Thailander hitting the deck midway in the final session.

**Shadows** · 10-12-2009, 12:38 PM

That is a good question, why did this fight take place?

It's sad to see events like this.

**2501** · 10-12-2009, 12:56 PM

2-2? Wow, someone needs to be held accountable for this.

**xEDDIEx** · 10-12-2009, 01:00 PM

mismatches like that happen daily in that part of the world. look on boxrec. theres thai fighters with 50 wins fighting guys 0-5 pro fights all the time. its a disgrace. im suprised stuff like this doesnt happen more often.

**merjohn32** · 10-12-2009, 01:03 PM

Apparently, "The ring victim Sakai was the Thailander who recently shattered a daydream of former three-time WBC bantam champ, ex-Japanese superstar Joichiro Tatsuyoshi’s severely criticized comeback"

So they put him in a severe mismatch in Japan?

**The Hammer** · 10-12-2009, 01:05 PM

Originally posted by 2501

2-2? Wow, someone needs to be held accountable for this.

I agree.

These kind of mismatches are a disgrace.

**xEDDIEx** · 10-12-2009, 01:05 PM

Originally posted by merjohn32

Apparently, "The ring victim Sakai was the Thailander who recently shattered a daydream of former three-time WBC bantam champ, ex-Japanese superstar Joichiro Tatsuyoshi�s severely criticized comeback"

So they put him in a severe mismatch in Japan?

he had also just gotten slaughtered by an 8-13 nobody

**merjohn32** · 10-12-2009, 01:37 PM

Check out of Kazuyoshi Niki's last 7 opposition before Sakai:

debut
0-2-0
0-1-1
debut
0-5-0
0-4-0
0-1-0
talk about padding a record

Maybe they viewed Sakai Jockeygym as a step up in competition because he had two wins (sarcasm)

**BrooklynBomber** · 10-12-2009, 01:59 PM

That japanese boxer fought almost entirely guys who were either debuting or had 4-5 fights on their records. Typical shady asian matchmaking.

Another boxer - Sakai Jockeygym - dies after a fight