Kosei Tanaka: record, next fight and profile →
Kosei Tanaka ended his 2019 campaign with a bang. The unbeaten record-sharing three-division titlist successfully defended his version of the flyweight crown for the third time, knocking out China's Wulan Tuolehazi in three rounds Tuesday evening at the famed Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. A three-punch combination punctuated by a left uppercut put Tuolehazi down and out at 2:29 of round three.
On Tuesday, it was revealed in Nicaragua that the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world minimumweight champion, Felix "Twin" Alvarado, canceled his scheduled match against Japan's Ken Shiro, scheduled for December 23 in Yokohama, Japan.
This past Saturday in the city of Nagoya in Japan, the unbeaten flyweight world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Kosei Tanaka (14-0, 8 KOs, 23 years old), made the second defense of his title with a seventh round knockout win over mandatory challenger Jonathan "Bomba" González.
Kosei Tanaka’s incredible rise to stardom continues. The unbeaten three-division titlist successfully lodged the second defense of his flyweight title after stopping Puerto Rico’s Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez in seven rounds Saturday evening at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in Tanaka’s hometown of Nagoya, Japan.
Jonathan Gonzalez may or may not get another opportunity at a world title belt. That is why he is going for broke Saturday night as the mandatory challenger will face WBO flyweight titleholder Kosei Tanaka at the Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in Nagoya, Japan. Preceding the Tanaka-Gonzalez fight will be a 10-round bout between Nagoya’s Kento Hatanaka (9-0, 9 KOs) and Jaysever Abcede (19-8, 12 KOs) of the Philippines.
However much longer Kosei Tanaka chooses to remain at flyweight, he can officially look forward to at least one more title defense. The unbeaten three-division and reigning 112-pound titlist made weight for Saturday’s mandatory title fight versus Puerto Rico’s Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez. Both boxers came in right at the 112-pound limit for the bout, which takes place at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in Tanaka’s hometown of Nagoya, Japan.
Jonathan 'Bomba' González had to hit bottom to discover that he had to make substantial changes if he wanted to aspire to a world title. González began his career in 2011 winning 13 of the first 14 commitments. The only setback was a "no contest" before Omar Salado in February 2013. Six months later, he agreed to face Mexican Giovani Segura, who knocked him out in the fourth round. In addition, he lost to the unknown Jobert Álvarez
According to the agenda of the Japan Boxing Commission, there will be a world title clash on August 24 at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in the city of Nagoya, the capital of the province of Aich, where the unbeaten world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Kosei Tanaka (13-0, 7 KOs), will make a second defense of his title against the top rated challenger Jonathan "Bomba" González (22-2-1, 13 KOs).
Kosei Tanaka gets a true home game for his next fight. The unbeaten three-division titlist and reigning flyweight beltholder from Japan is set for his next title defense, which will come versus Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Gonzalez. The bout will take place August 24 at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in Tanaka’s hometown of Nagoya, Japan.
If Kosei Tanaka has not yet appeared on your pound-for-pound radar, then you might not be paying close enough attention. The unbeaten triple-division titlist lodged the first successful defense of his flyweight reign, soundly outpointing former 108-pound champ Ryoichi Taguchi over 12 rounds Saturday evening in Gifu, Japan.