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By Jake Donovan - Five days after watching previous conqueror Kazuto Ioka win big to end 2012, Akira Yaegashi helped kick off 2013 in grand style.
The former strawweight champ - fighting for the first time since his thrilling points loss to Ioka last June - looked sharp in dismantling Saenmuangloei Kokeitgym of Thailand in the ninth round of their over-the-limit junior flyweight bout Saturday afternoon in Tokyo.
A vicious left hook body shot did the trick, with Yaegashi a knockout winner at 2:52 of round nine.
In the televised co-feature, 19-year old upstart Naoya Inoue made quick work of Thailand's Ngaoprajan Chuwatana in their flyweight bout. A brutal left hook put Chuwatana down and out at 1:50 of the opening round. [Click Here To Read More]
The former strawweight champ - fighting for the first time since his thrilling points loss to Ioka last June - looked sharp in dismantling Saenmuangloei Kokeitgym of Thailand in the ninth round of their over-the-limit junior flyweight bout Saturday afternoon in Tokyo.
A vicious left hook body shot did the trick, with Yaegashi a knockout winner at 2:52 of round nine.
In the televised co-feature, 19-year old upstart Naoya Inoue made quick work of Thailand's Ngaoprajan Chuwatana in their flyweight bout. A brutal left hook put Chuwatana down and out at 1:50 of the opening round. [Click Here To Read More]
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