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14/05/2031
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Mikio Kawakami vs Yuichi Baba

Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Promotions promoted show at Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo,  taking place on 28/08/2025:

Clearly Gold Coast Promotions have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Sky-A Sports, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Mikio Kawakami (3 - 1 - 1) who hails from Sagamihara, Japan and Yuichi Baba(9 - 3) from Kyoto, Japan.  Both Kawakami and Baba weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Yuji Tsutsumi, and the three ringside judges are Kazuhiko Nakano, Hiroki Amaya and Hisoka Yamamoto.  

Round 1: 

Kawakami is looking to keep his distance.  Baba throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Baba advances into close range and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kawakami switches the action to the outside.  Baba is on target with a stinging cross.  
Kawakami tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Baba lands with a spiteful jab.  
Baba closes the distance and connects with a stinging right hook.  Baba attempts to land a right hook, but Kawakami blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Baba walks Kawakami onto the ropes.  Baba lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Baba pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Baba pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kawakami is on target with a right hook to Baba's body.  
Kawakami steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Baba advances into close range.  Kawakami quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Baba hits home with a sharp right uppercut.  
Baba is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Baba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kawakami lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Baba advances into close range and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Kawakami drives a left hook into Baba's liver.  
Baba throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kawakami steps away from his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Baba attempts to land a jab, but Kawakami blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Baba pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Kawakami lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Baba steps inside.  Kawakami hits home with a left hook.  
Baba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 1 Statistics
Kawakami: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Baba: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Baba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Baba hits home with a hard jab.  
Kawakami tries to step out of his opponents range.  Baba lands with a ramrod jab.  
Baba throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Baba is looking to close the distance.  Kawakami digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Baba walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Baba is on target with a left hook.  
Baba steps to the outside.  Baba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a solid overhand left.  
Kawakami steps away from his opponent.  Baba lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Baba tries to land an overhand right, but Kawakami blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Baba throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kawakami steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Baba steps inside and walks Kawakami down, trapping him in the corner.  Baba lands a firm right hook.  
Baba steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Baba feints a left, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Baba snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Baba connects with a right uppercut.  
Baba advances into close range and walks Kawakami onto the ropes.  Baba pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kawakami lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kawakami steps away from his opponent.  Baba lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Baba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Baba tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kawakami's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kawakami: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Baba: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Kawakami drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Baba steps inside and manouvers Kawakami onto the ropes.  Baba is on target with a right hook.  
Kawakami is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Baba attempts to land a jab, but Kawakami sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kawakami is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Baba tries to land a cross, but Kawakami blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Baba steps inside.  Kawakami lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Baba sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kawakami lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Baba walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Baba pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Baba pivots to the right of his opponent.  Baba tries to land a right hook, but Kawakami sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Baba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right.  
Kawakami steps away from his opponent.  Baba throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Baba advances into close range and manouvers Kawakami onto the ropes.  Baba attempts to land a right uppercut, but Kawakami slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kawakami steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Baba steps inside.  Baba pivots from in front of his opponent.  Baba tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kawakami tries to keep the action at long range.  Baba lands an overhand right, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kawakami: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Baba: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Kawakami attempts to land a cross, but Baba parries the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Kawakami finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Baba finds the target with a jab.  
Kawakami switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kawakami advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Baba lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kawakami connects with a left hook.  
Baba closes the distance.  Baba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Baba connects with a firm left hook.  Baba throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kawakami drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Baba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Baba attempts to land an overhand right, but Kawakami sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kawakami tries to step out of his opponents range.  Baba hits home with a ramrod jab.  Baba throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Baba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Baba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Baba advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Baba advances into close range.  Kawakami digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Baba lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Baba walks Kawakami down, trapping him on the ropes.  Baba throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kawakami: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Baba: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Kawakami is looking to keep his distance.  Kawakami feints a left hook, and then attempts to land a jab, but Baba slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Baba tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kawakami tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Kawakami feints a cross, but Baba does not fall for it and responds with a sharp right uppercut.  
Kawakami connects with a right hook.  
Baba lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kawakami attempts to land a cross, but Baba dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kawakami steps to the outside.  Baba hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Baba is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand left, but Kawakami sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Baba gets on the inside.  Kawakami pivots to the side of his opponent.  Baba lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kawakami tries to keep the action at long range and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Kawakami lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kawakami: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Baba: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Baba hits home with a stinging cross.  
Kawakami connects with an overhand right.  
Kawakami sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a stinging jab.  
Baba attempts to land a cross, but Kawakami slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kawakami finds the target with a jab.  
Kawakami is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Kawakami throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Baba drives a stinging left uppercut into Kawakami's liver.  
Kawakami connects with a right hook.  
Baba pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Kawakami: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Baba: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 56 - 58  56 - 58  57 - 57

The winner, by Majority Decision, from Kyoto, Japan.... Yuichi Baba

Fight Statistics
Kawakami: 
Total Punches Thrown: 201                           
Total Punches Landed: 64                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 137                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 165                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 56                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8                             

Baba: 
Total Punches Thrown: 203                           
Total Punches Landed: 65                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 56                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 152                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 49                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 51                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16