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Akira Tao vs Nori Sakuma
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Kanagawa promoted show at Eiji Shimomura Gym, Yokosuka, taking place on 22/09/2025: Clearly AI Japan-Kanagawa 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. This is a semi final eliminator for the Japan-Kanagawa Welterweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Akira Tao (9 - 6 - 3) who hails from Sagamihara, Japan and Nori Sakuma(8 - 3 - 1) from Yokohama, Japan. Both Tao and Sakuma weighed in at 147 pounds. The referee tonight is Yasushi Iwasaki, and the three ringside judges are Keiichi Okuda, Mitsuru Horiuchi and Takeo Uchida. Round 1: Tao connects with a right uppercut. Tao is looking to keep his distance. Tao sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sakuma lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sakuma steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sakuma's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 1 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 3 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Sakuma is on target with a left hook. Tao is on target with a jab. Sakuma advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Tao pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross to Sakuma's body. Tao is on target with a jab. Sakuma drives a left hook into his opponents liver. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Tao's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Tao's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 2 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 3: Sakuma is looking to close the distance. Tao connects with a left hook. Tao is on target with a cross. Sakuma gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook. Round 3 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Sakuma lands a cross. Sakuma lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head. Sakuma advances into close range and lands a right hook. Round 4 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 3 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Sakuma closes the distance and digs in a left hook to Tao's body. Sakuma is on target with an overhand right. Sakuma switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross. Sakuma hits home with a cross. Tao tries to land a jab, but Sakuma slips the shot and counters with a cross. Sakuma is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs. Sakuma tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body. Round 5 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 6 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 6: Sakuma steps inside. Tao lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Tao is on target with a jab. Tao finds the target with a jab. Tao manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Tao lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sakuma advances into close range. Tao connects with a right hook. Round 6 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 6 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Sakuma tries to land a jab, but Tao blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Sakuma steps inside. Tao lands a right uppercut. Tao is on target with an overhand right. Round 7 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Sakuma closes the distance and walks Tao into the blue corner. Tao is on target with a right hook. Sakuma switches the action to the outside. Sakuma feints a left hook, and then lands an overhand right. Tao lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Tao steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Sakuma is on target with a left hook. Round 8 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Sakuma lands a jab. Sakuma hits home with a right hook. Tao is on target with a cross. Tao lands a jab. Round 9 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 5 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Tao sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab. Sakuma steps inside. Tao throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Tao switches the action to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a jab. Tao is on target with a cross. Sakuma steps inside. Tao sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sakuma hits home with a left hook. Sakuma throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Sakuma's body. Sakuma hits home with a left hook. Sakuma steps inside and drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs. Round 10 Statistics Tao: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 6 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 3 Sakuma: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 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: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 95 - 95 95 - 95 95 - 95 The fight ends in a Draw. Fight Statistics Tao: Total Punches Thrown: 186 Total Punches Landed: 39 Total Head Shots Thrown: 167 Total Head Shots Landed: 34 Total Body Shots Thrown: 19 Total Body Shots Landed: 5 Total Power Shots Thrown: 89 Total Power Shots Landed: 20 Total Jabs Thrown: 97 Total Jabs Landed: 19 Sakuma: Total Punches Thrown: 199 Total Punches Landed: 37 Total Head Shots Thrown: 160 Total Head Shots Landed: 29 Total Body Shots Thrown: 39 Total Body Shots Landed: 8 Total Power Shots Thrown: 123 Total Power Shots Landed: 24 Total Jabs Thrown: 76 Total Jabs Landed: 13