According to the official announcement that was issued by the Shirai & Gushiken Sports Club of Tokyo, the former interim world flyweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Koki Eto (24-5-1, 19 KOs), 32-years-old, is going to retire from boxing.
One day, Jeyvier Cintron can look back at the near-disastrous turn in his first fight with Koki Eto as a blessing in disguise. The two-time Olympian from Puerto Rico certainly fought like a boxer determined to make the most of a second chance, dominating Japan’s Eto in earning a landslide decision win in their rematch Friday evening at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla.
After the scale fail ahead of last weekend's Telemundo show in Mexico City, promoter Felix Zabala, Jr. breathed a sigh of relief this time around. "If we had to go through this two weeks in a row..." Zabala Jr. quipped to BoxingScene.com as laughter disrupted the rest of his thought. Fortunately, all boxers did their job at the scale this time around, as all made weight for the Telemundo summer season finale which takes place at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla (Friday, Telemundo, 11:35pm ET).
Miami, Fla: The 30th anniversary summer series finale of Boxeo Telemundo Ford is slated to take place this Friday, August 2nd with a championship doubleheader. WBO/NABO title holder Yomar "The Magic" Alamo (16-0 12 KO's) of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico will defend his belt 10 rounds against challenger Salvador "Bufon" Briceno (16-4 10 KO's) of Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. The bout will take place at Osceola Heritage Park Events Center in Kissimmee, Florida.
This past Monday in Tokyo, Shirai & Gushiken Sports Club of Tokyo announced in due form that WBO #2 ranked world super flyweight and former interim world champion fly of the WBA (World Association of Boxing), Koki Eto (24-4-1, 19 KOs will once again face WBO #5 Jeyvier "Perro" Cintron (10-1, 5KOs) on August 2 at Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida.
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—On a night when Puerto Rican boxers were getting knocked out in front a Boricua-heavy crowd in Kissimmee, Fla., Jeyvier Cintron was given a reprieve of sorts. The super flyweight prospect from Puerto Rico was ruled to have suffered a 1st round knockout loss at the hands of Japan’s Koki Eto in their title eliminator Saturday evening at Kissimmee’s Osceola Heritage Park. As brief as was their ESPN+ streamed bout, the review process went the full distance before officially changing the verdict to a No-Decision.
In a career filled with thrilling moments, Koki Eto finally has a big win on which to hang his proverbial hat. The all-action slugger from Japan stormed his way back into the super flyweight title picture with a stunning 1st round knockout of Jeyvier Cintron. A right hand functionally ended the night 2:03 into the opening round of their ESPN+ streamed title eliminator Saturday evening at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla.
Cintron, Koki Eto Weights Photos Gallery - Masayuki Ito won the WBO junior lightweight title last July in Kissimmee, Florida. For title defense number two, he’s returning to the city of his greatest triumph. (photos by Mikey Williams).
As it relates to always in-shape super featherweights Masayuki Ito and Jamel Herring, making weight was a mere formality. Through their relentless training regiments came a weigh-in free of drama as both boxers are set for their super featherweight title fight Saturday evening. Ito checked in at a fighting fit pounds in defense of his title. The always-chiseled Herring—a decorated U.S. Marine who served two tours in Iraq and was captain of the 2012 U.S. Olympic boxing team—showed up at a career-lightest 129.6 pounds.
Two-time Puerto Rican Olympian Jeyvier Cintron feels no pressure for his important clash against former world champion Koki Eto of Japan - taking place this Saturday, May 25, in a WBO 115-pound world elimination to be held at the Osceola Heritage Park of Kissimmee, Florida in a Top Rank presentation.