Comments Thread For: Koki Kameda: I'm Disappointed, I Think It's Time To Retire

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Chicago - Japan's Kohei Kono survived a punishing low blow in the early rounds to retain his WBA super flyweight title Friday with a unanimous 12-round decision over countryman Koki Kameda.

Kono (31-8-1, 13 knockouts) knocked Kameda down with a straight right hand in the second round of the action-packed fight at the UIC Pavilion venue. Kameda (33-2, 18 knockouts) was penalized by the referee Celestino Ruiz in the third round for low blows, forcing Kono to take a knee at one point.
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[nycsmooth]

In Japan he might have won, his brother Daiki unbeatable there w/ their clout......1 judge had it 2 close...terrible ref...needs suspension time...

[hinode]

good
nobody will miss him in japan

[MindGame]

Good Fight....

It was a surprisingly entertaining fight throughout.... Here in Chicago, I couldn't see the point of 2 Japanese fighters mixing it up for a title.... Thought it would have played better elsewhere.... It had intangibles, bad blood between the chosen one and the underdog and Kameda was going for a title in a 4 division.... I feel Kono needed a neutral location in order to get a fair shake, thus Chicago.

After watching this one, I felt it was a pleasant surprise.. They engaged heavily from bell to bell every single round.... Something more common to the lighter weight divisions. (Although in the main event, Cleaverly and the Polish prince hammered throughout their fight as well.) Unfortunately the Ref did become a distraction, 2 Japanese fighters not speaking English need clearer instructions, causing both fighters to avoid the body in fear of disqualification.

I think Kono won, but Kameda is only 28 and should have a lot of life left in his career if he has the desire... The promotion did a nice job of match making on this one...