Furuhashi retains Japanese title, Isa wins Youth title
Earlier today at Korakuen Hall fight fan got a very entertaining show thanks to the Kawasaki Nitta Gym, with two title fights taking place on the show.
In the main event fight fans saw a genuinely thrilling bout as the always fun to watch Gakuya Furuhashi (28-8-1, 16) [古橋大輔] retained the Japanese Super Bantamweight title with a 3rd round TKO win against gutsy challenger Seigo Hanamori (7-4, 5) [花森 成吾].
From the opening bell Hanamori, who was stepping up massive, looked to take center ring and press Furuhashi, who started the bout trying to box, move and show some movement. Within a minute however the champion seemed to change tactics, and seemed to make it clear that he was willing to engage in the fight Hanamori wanted and the two just went to war on the inside, unloading shots up close. These show Hanamori getting dropped, and instead of backing off he took the fight back to Furuhashi as the action continued to be up close and brutal, making for a brilliant opening round, with intense action a lot of leather being thrown.
Having had an amazing opening 3 minutes we wouldn't have been surprised by the action slowing down in round 2. Instead however the second round was just as action packed and brutal as the first as Hanamori landed great shots at mid range and Furuhashi tried to barrel through it and turn it into an inside war. This made for 3 minutes for none stop action, fought at an incredible tempo, with huge shots from both men. Sadly for Hanamori his moments of success were never enough to see him hurt Furuhashi, who seemed to be enjoying having such a willing opponent.
In round 3 we again saw Furuhashi looking to get inside and Hanamori being happy enough to trade shots up close. Sadly for Hanamori he couldn't withstand the the incessant Furuhashi pressure, wobbling several times, backing him on to the ropes and forced the referee to step in and save Hanamori who was eating a lot of leather at that point.
The other title bout was a Japanese Youth title fight at Minimumweight, and this one was much, much more competitive as Shunsuke Isa (9-3-1, 1) [伊佐 春輔] took a razor thin split decision over Yuni Takada (8-8-2, 3) [高田 勇仁], avenging a 2019 loss in the process.
This was close and competitive from the off, with both men having arguments in every round. Takada was looking to close the distance, make the most of his toughness and aggression, with Isa was happy to use his speed and movement. This made for a compelling back and forth. As the bout went on Isa's movement became less of a factor, as he began to hold his feet and let his hands go more, and the final round 3 rounds were sense, punch for punch action, with neither man managing to hurt the other.
After 8 rounds the judges all turned in 77-75 cards, though thankfully for Isa two of the 3 cards went his way, enough for him to take the split decision.
In the main event fight fans saw a genuinely thrilling bout as the always fun to watch Gakuya Furuhashi (28-8-1, 16) [古橋大輔] retained the Japanese Super Bantamweight title with a 3rd round TKO win against gutsy challenger Seigo Hanamori (7-4, 5) [花森 成吾].
From the opening bell Hanamori, who was stepping up massive, looked to take center ring and press Furuhashi, who started the bout trying to box, move and show some movement. Within a minute however the champion seemed to change tactics, and seemed to make it clear that he was willing to engage in the fight Hanamori wanted and the two just went to war on the inside, unloading shots up close. These show Hanamori getting dropped, and instead of backing off he took the fight back to Furuhashi as the action continued to be up close and brutal, making for a brilliant opening round, with intense action a lot of leather being thrown.
Having had an amazing opening 3 minutes we wouldn't have been surprised by the action slowing down in round 2. Instead however the second round was just as action packed and brutal as the first as Hanamori landed great shots at mid range and Furuhashi tried to barrel through it and turn it into an inside war. This made for 3 minutes for none stop action, fought at an incredible tempo, with huge shots from both men. Sadly for Hanamori his moments of success were never enough to see him hurt Furuhashi, who seemed to be enjoying having such a willing opponent.
In round 3 we again saw Furuhashi looking to get inside and Hanamori being happy enough to trade shots up close. Sadly for Hanamori he couldn't withstand the the incessant Furuhashi pressure, wobbling several times, backing him on to the ropes and forced the referee to step in and save Hanamori who was eating a lot of leather at that point.
The other title bout was a Japanese Youth title fight at Minimumweight, and this one was much, much more competitive as Shunsuke Isa (9-3-1, 1) [伊佐 春輔] took a razor thin split decision over Yuni Takada (8-8-2, 3) [高田 勇仁], avenging a 2019 loss in the process.
This was close and competitive from the off, with both men having arguments in every round. Takada was looking to close the distance, make the most of his toughness and aggression, with Isa was happy to use his speed and movement. This made for a compelling back and forth. As the bout went on Isa's movement became less of a factor, as he began to hold his feet and let his hands go more, and the final round 3 rounds were sense, punch for punch action, with neither man managing to hurt the other.
After 8 rounds the judges all turned in 77-75 cards, though thankfully for Isa two of the 3 cards went his way, enough for him to take the split decision.