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It turned out to be a Happy New Year indeed for Pedro Guevara, who traveled halfway around the globe to capture his first major title. The dream was realized courtesy of a one-punch body shot knockout of former two-division champ Akira Yaegashi in their vacant 108 lb. title fight Tuesday evening in Japan.
The early action suggested a difficult task at hand for the three judges, as the rounds were that close. Yaegashi was naturally the aggressor - really the only way he knows how to fight - and caused drama for his visiting challenger when a right hand left Guevara with a cut over his eye in round two. The wound never proved to be a factor, but enough to motivate the former flyweight king into believing there was hope of becoming a three-division champ.
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The early action suggested a difficult task at hand for the three judges, as the rounds were that close. Yaegashi was naturally the aggressor - really the only way he knows how to fight - and caused drama for his visiting challenger when a right hand left Guevara with a cut over his eye in round two. The wound never proved to be a factor, but enough to motivate the former flyweight king into believing there was hope of becoming a three-division champ.
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