Saturday night at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, Yu Kimura (13-2-1, 2 KO’s) won the vacant Japanese light flyweight title with a razor thin 10 round split decision over Kenichi Horikawa (25-13-1, 4 KO’s). Scores of the bout were 96-95 twice for Kimura and 97-94 for Horikawa. Sources report that it was a dull contest, littered with clinching and fouls with little effective shots … [Read more...]
Japanese light flyweight title bout headlines Tokyo card Saturday
Saturday night at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, light flyweights Kenichi Horikawa (25-12-1, 4 KO’s) and Yu Kimura (12-2-1, 2 KO’s) will contest for the vacant Japanese light flyweight title in 10 scheduled 10 round bout. This will be the first chance at a title for Kimura, who suffered losses in 2008 and 2011, but has won his last three outings. This will also be his … [Read more...]
Morales-Maidana and Boxing Darwinism; Magno’s Monday Rant
Welcome to the Monday Rant, the boxing column that packs more punch than a Giovani Segura gut-shot... I don't have any problem whatsoever with this coming Saturday's Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana bout. Since this fight was first signed, I've had people soliciting me to join the growing group of fight fans outraged by the apparent mismatch. And there is no doubt that this … [Read more...]