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22/08/2030
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Fumio Tanaka vs Mitsuru Amano

Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Promotions promoted show at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo,  taking place on 25/07/2026:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Asia-Oceania Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on TV Tokyo, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Fumio Tanaka (15(1) - 0 - 1) who hails from Tokyo, Japan and Mitsuru Amano(19(4) - 1(1)) from Sakai, Japan.  Tanaka weighed in at 146 pounds and 12 ounces, while Amano weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Hisao Yamane, and the three ringside judges are Naoki Morita, Nori Tamanaha and Naoki Morita.  

Round 1: 

Tanaka attempts to land a cross, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Amano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Amano steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Amano gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut to Tanaka's body.  
Amano is on target with a cross.  
Amano advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Amano lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Amano is on target with a sharp right uppercut.  
Tanaka lands a sharp overhand right.  
Amano gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Tanaka attempts to land a left hook, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Tanaka feints a cross and triggers a left uppercut counter from Amano.  Tanaka avoids the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka lands a jab.  Tanaka attempts to land a cross, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amano gets on the inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Tanaka hits home with a left hook.  Tanaka throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Amano digs in a right uppercut to Tanaka's body.  Amano attempts to land a left uppercut, but Tanaka slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  Tanaka tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Amano steps inside.  Tanaka digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Amano lands a solid left uppercut.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Amano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tanaka finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Tanaka is on target with a stinging cross.  
Tanaka drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Amano lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Tanaka's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Tanaka's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Tanaka throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka attempts to land a jab, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Amano closes the distance.  Amano lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Tanaka dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Amano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Tanaka throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Tanaka lands two overhand rights followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Tanaka attempts to land a jab, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Amano lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Amano lands a cross.  
Amano gets on the inside and forces Tanaka to back into the ropes.  Amano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Amano tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tanaka lands a cross.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Amano pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Amano steps inside.  Amano throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Tanaka time to recover.  
Amano lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Amano walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Amano pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Tanaka steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Tanaka lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tanaka hits home with an overhand right.  
Tanaka tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka attempts to land a jab, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka lands two overhand rights followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Tanaka throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka finds the target with a jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Amano gets on the inside.  Amano backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Tanaka is whaling away with hooks, but Amano keeps his defence tight.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amano is on target with a solid cross.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Tanaka throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent.  Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amano tries to land a jab, but Tanaka sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Tanaka lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Tanaka pivots to the left of his opponent andThe two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Tanaka dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tanaka connects with a cross.  Tanaka throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Amano steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Tanaka feints a left hook, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Tanaka attempts to land an overhand right, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  
Tanaka is on target with a cross.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and lands two straights to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Tanaka tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amano is looking to close the distance.  Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amano tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka feints a left hook, and then hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Tanaka is on target with an overhand right.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amano tries to land an overhand left, but Tanaka slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amano lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Amano gets on the inside and hits home with a firm left uppercut.  Amano attempts to land a right hook, but Tanaka blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amano connects with a left hook.  
Tanaka pivots to the right of his opponent.  Tanaka tries to land a cross, but Amano dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka lands a right hook.  
Amano advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Amano's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 60                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 56                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Tanaka steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tanaka lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Amano hits home with a right hook.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka is on target with an overhand right.  Tanaka tries to land a cross, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Amano steps inside.  Tanaka connects with a right hook.  
Tanaka lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amano lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Amano ties up his opponent.  Tanaka is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left.  Tanaka attempts to land a cross, but Amano blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and hits home with a stinging cross.  Tanaka attempts to land a cross, but Amano blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka attempts to land an overhand right, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Amano gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Tanaka lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Amano advances into close range and throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Amano tries to step out of his opponents range.  Tanaka connects with a cross.  
Amano is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  Amano tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Tanaka connects with a right hook.  
Amano advances into close range and lands a right hook.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Tanaka tries to land a left uppercut, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Tanaka feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand right.  


Round 4 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 58                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 57                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Tanaka is on target with a stinging cross.  
Amano closes the distance.  Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Tanaka throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Amano lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tanaka tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Amano advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but Tanaka slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Tanaka attempts to land a left uppercut, but Amano blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Amano tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Tanaka hits home with a cross.  
Tanaka attempts to land a cross, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Tanaka's body.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Tanaka tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Amano advances into close range.  Tanaka throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka pivots to the side of his opponent.  Amano lands a right hook.  
Amano closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Tanaka lands an overhand right.  
Amano closes the distance.  Tanaka pivots to the side of his opponent.  Tanaka drives a right hook into Amano's body.  Tanaka tries to land a left hook, but Amano dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Amano lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amano hits home with a right hook.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range.  Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tanaka throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Amano gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  Amano attempts to land a right hook, but Tanaka sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Amano's body.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Amano steps inside.  Tanaka pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Tanaka steps to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Tanaka throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Tanaka lands an overhand left.  
Tanaka connects with a cross.  
Tanaka hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amano is on target with a left hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 6: 

Amano lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Tanaka steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Amano steps inside.  Tanaka hits home with a right hook.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside.  Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Tanaka tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Amano lands with a stiff jab.  
Tanaka lands a right hook.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka lands a cross.  
Amano advances into close range.  Tanaka throws a left uppercut, but Amano holds on to his opponent.  Amano pushes his forearm into Tanaka's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Amano.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a solid overhand right.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Amano's body.  
Tanaka steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Amano closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Tanaka connects with a cross.  
Tanaka pivots to the right of his opponent.  Tanaka throws a right hook, but Amano holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Tanaka pushes his forearm into Amano's face.  The referee warns Tanaka and breaks the clinch.  
Amano lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance.  Tanaka stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Amano hits home with a cross.  
Tanaka lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Tanaka lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tanaka tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amano lands a cross.  
Tanaka lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Amano closes the distance and drives a firm right hook into Tanaka's body.  
Tanaka is on target with a sharp jab to his opponents body.  
Tanaka is on target with a cross.  Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Tanaka pivots to the right of his opponent.  Amano hits home with a right uppercut.  
Amano is on target with a right hook.  Amano ties up his opponent.  Amano leans on his opponent using all his weight. Amano tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Tanaka behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Amano about fouling.  
Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amano hits home with a right uppercut.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Tanaka lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Amano advances into close range.  Tanaka is on target with a firm right hook.  
Amano is on target with a left hook.  Amano throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent.  Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Amano steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Amano is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Tanaka throws a right uppercut, but Amano ties up his opponent.  Tanaka is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Tanaka tries to land a left hook, but Amano parries the shot and counters with a sharp left hook to Tanaka's body.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Amano steps inside.  Tanaka drives a right hook into Amano's body.  
Tanaka hits home with a solid right hook.  
Amano lands two right hook's to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Tanaka attempts to land a left uppercut, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left.  
Tanaka lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Tanaka digs in a right hook to Amano's body.  
Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amano lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Amano is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with an overhand left.  
Amano closes the distance.  Tanaka attempts to land a left uppercut, but Amano blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Amano connects with a left hook.  Tanaka wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Amano dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 7 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Tanaka switches the action to the outside.  Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Amano advances into close range.  Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amano lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Tanaka steps to the outside.  Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tanaka lands with a spiteful jab.  Tanaka attempts to land an overhand right, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Amano advances into close range.  Tanaka tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Amano lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tanaka hits home with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Tanaka attempts to land an overhand left, but Amano blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Amano hits home with a stinging cross.  
Amano is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Amano clinches his opponent.  Amano leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Amano hits home with a left uppercut.  Amano attempts to land a right hook, but Tanaka slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka pivots to the side of his opponent.  Tanaka attempts to land a right hook, but Amano parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka attempts to land a cross, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka hits home with a cross.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Tanaka's body.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amano steps inside and lands a stinging left hook.  Amano clinches his opponent.  Amano is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Tanaka pivots from in front of his opponent.  Amano lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Tanaka digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land an overhand left, but Amano dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amano lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 9: 

Tanaka steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Amano advances into close range.  Tanaka pivots to the left of his opponent.  Amano hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Tanaka connects with a left hook.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Amano is on target with a right uppercut.  
Amano steps inside.  Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Amano lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a solid jab.  
Tanaka lands an overhand left.  
Tanaka lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tanaka lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Tanaka hits home with a solid cross.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Amano closes the distance.  Tanaka lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Amano throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Amano connects with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka hits home with a right uppercut.  
Tanaka steps away from his opponent.  Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amano finds the target with a jab.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Tanaka throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Amano is on target with a cross.  
Amano advances into close range.  Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Amano closes the distance and connects with a stinging left uppercut.  
Tanaka is on target with a cross.  
Amano lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Amano clinches his opponent.  Amano leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Amano's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Amano lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Amano connects with a left hook.  
Tanaka steps to the outside.  Tanaka feints a jab, but Amano does not fall for it and is on target with a cross.  
Tanaka hits home with a cross.  
Tanaka tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Amano is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Tanaka steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Amano gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range.  Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amano lands a jab.  
Tanaka lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Amano closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Tanaka lands a spiteful jab.  
Amano closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tanaka pivots from in front of his opponent.  Amano is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into Amano's body.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 11: 

Amano steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Tanaka hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right.  Tanaka attempts to land an overhand right, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Amano closes the distance.  Tanaka pivots to the side of his opponent.  Amano lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp cross.  Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka attempts to land a jab, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tanaka tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Tanaka pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Tanaka throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Tanaka's body.  
Tanaka is looking to keep his distance.  Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Tanaka tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tanaka pivots to the left of his opponent.  Tanaka tries to land a right hook, but Amano blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Tanaka lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Amano advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land an overhand right, but Amano blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tanaka throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Tanaka lands a sharp jab.  
Tanaka switches the action to the outside and tries to land a cross, but Amano parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  


Round 11 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 49                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 12: 

Tanaka lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amano lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Tanaka lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tanaka connects with a solid cross.  
Tanaka connects with a sharp overhand left.  
Tanaka steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tanaka lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Tanaka attempts to land a right hook, but Amano blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amano lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Amano is looking to close the distance.  Amano lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Amano wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Tanaka dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Tanaka throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Amano steps inside.  Tanaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Amano's ribcage.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range.  Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Tanaka attempts to land a cross, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka attempts to land a jab, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Tanaka tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand left.  Tanaka tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a cross, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amano gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  Amano attempts to land a left hook, but Tanaka dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Tanaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amano throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tanaka lands a right hook.  
Tanaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Tanaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Tanaka hits home with a firm cross.  
Tanaka tries to step out of his opponents range and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  


Round 12 Statistics
Tanaka: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 11 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 113 - 115  113 - 115  113 - 115

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Sakai, Japan.... Mitsuru Amano

Fight Statistics
Tanaka: 
Total Punches Thrown: 613                           
Total Punches Landed: 234                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 519                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 217                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 94                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 545                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 198                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 68                            
Total Jabs Landed: 36                            

Amano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 440                           
Total Punches Landed: 209                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 334                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 177                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 414                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 205                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4