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Toowoomba’s Brayd “The Great White” Smith claimed the vacant WBF Asia Pacific title over Japan’s Shogo Sakai after Sakai’s corner threw in the towel with 23 seconds to go in the 8th and final round.
The action packed bout saw both fighters have their moments, before Smith finally claimed the TKO win in what was described by prominent Toowoomba sports writer Glen McCullough, who was ringside for the fight, as a “two man war between young lions”.
After an even start, Sakai hit the canvas late in the third round.
“I knocked him down at the end of the third with a solid right hand” Said Smith.
“He was badly hurt and probably lucky it was so close to the bell but to his credit he came back.”
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The action packed bout saw both fighters have their moments, before Smith finally claimed the TKO win in what was described by prominent Toowoomba sports writer Glen McCullough, who was ringside for the fight, as a “two man war between young lions”.
After an even start, Sakai hit the canvas late in the third round.
“I knocked him down at the end of the third with a solid right hand” Said Smith.
“He was badly hurt and probably lucky it was so close to the bell but to his credit he came back.”
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