Courtesy Fightnews.com: Full Report: Shimoda-Lee By Joe Koizumi Southpaw speedster Akifumi Shimoda (23-2-1, 10 KOs), 121.5, impressively captured the WBA super-bantam belt as he finely floored defending champ Retsuri Lee (AKA Ryol-Li Lee; 17-2-1, 8 KOs), 121.5, on three occasions, though hitting the deck himself once, and pounded out a unanimous decision over twelve … [Read more...]
Uchiyama-Solis to Unify WBA 130 lb. Title: Japanese Boxing Report
Just announced: A January 10th bout between reigning WBA super featherweight champ, Japan's Takashi Uchiyama (16-0, 13 KOs) and WBA interim titlist in the same division, Mexican, Jorge Solis (40-2-2, 29 KOs) at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan. Uchiyama won his title by beating Juan Carlos Salgado in January of this year and has since made three successful title … [Read more...]