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Kazuki Sakai vs Hikaru Arai
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Kanagawa promoted show at Eiji Shimomura Gym, Yokosuka, taking place on 23/07/2027: 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 is the main event of the show. This is a semi final eliminator for the Japan-Kanagawa Middleweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Kazuki Sakai (11 - 8 - 3 - 1(NC)) who hails from Sagamihara, Japan and Hikaru Arai(12 - 8 - 2) from Yokohama, Japan. Both Sakai and Arai weighed in at 160 pounds. The referee tonight is Ichiro Yokota, and the three ringside judges are Aoi Kubo, Yasushi Aoki and Satoshi Miyasaki. Round 1: Arai walks his opponent into a neutral corner. Arai tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Arai closes the distance. Sakai sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Sakai steps away from his opponent and lands a jab. Sakai hits home with a cross. Sakai hits home with a cross. Sakai is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab. Arai steps to the outside. Sakai is on target with an overhand right. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Arai's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 1 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Sakai sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab. Arai throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Arai closes the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Sakai parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Arai gets on the inside. Sakai pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook. Sakai steps to the outside and lands a jab. Sakai attempts to land a jab, but Arai sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Sakai's body. Arai feints a jab, but Sakai does not fall for it and lands with a right uppercut. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Arai's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 2 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 3: Arai gets on the inside. Sakai pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Sakai connects with a cross. Arai pivots to the left of his opponent. Arai throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Sakai hits home with a cross. Arai is looking to keep his distance. Sakai hits home with a cross. Sakai steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Round 3 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Sakai connects with a cross. Sakai tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross. Arai drives a cross into his opponents body. Arai steps away from his opponent. Arai sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sakai is on target with a cross. Sakai sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Arai lands a jab. At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Sakai's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 4 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Arai is looking to keep his distance. Arai sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Sakai hits home with a cross. Sakai steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Sakai connects with a cross. Sakai steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right. Sakai switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. Sakai connects with a cross. Sakai feints a jab, but Arai ignores the feint and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs. Arai quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sakai goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref ignores Arai's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Sakai lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Arai walks Sakai into a neutral corner. Sakai lands a jab. Round 5 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 21 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 45 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 7 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 6: Sakai steps to the outside and is on target with a cross. Arai drives a left hook into Sakai's ribs. Arai steps inside. Sakai connects with a left hook. Sakai hits home with an overhand left. At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Sakai's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 6 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Arai sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Sakai lands a cross. Sakai hits home with a cross. Sakai lands a jab. Sakai hits home with a cross. Sakai steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right. Sakai connects with a cross. Sakai pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Sakai steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Arai walks Sakai onto the ropes. Arai pivots to the side of his opponent. Sakai connects with a right hook. Sakai pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Round 7 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 28 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 52 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Sakai is looking to keep the action on the outside. Sakai quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Arai closes the distance and attempts to land a left uppercut, but Sakai slips the shot and counters with a cross. Arai tries to step out of his opponents range. Arai sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sakai lands a jab. Sakai switches the action to the outside and drives a jab into Arai's body. Sakai switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Sakai is on target with a jab. Sakai is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right. Sakai switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Sakai's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight. Round 8 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Sakai steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Sakai lands a cross. Sakai lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sakai lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Arai advances into close range. Arai pivots to the side of his opponent. Sakai digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body. Sakai pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Arai's body. Sakai sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Sakai tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right. Sakai is on target with an overhand right. Round 9 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 46 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Sakai finds the target with a jab. Round 10 Statistics Sakai: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Arai: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 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: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 97 - 93 97 - 93 97 - 93 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Sagamihara, Japan.... Kazuki Sakai Fight Statistics Sakai: Total Punches Thrown: 379 Total Punches Landed: 82 Total Head Shots Thrown: 353 Total Head Shots Landed: 79 Total Body Shots Thrown: 26 Total Body Shots Landed: 3 Total Power Shots Thrown: 222 Total Power Shots Landed: 50 Total Jabs Thrown: 157 Total Jabs Landed: 32 Arai: Total Punches Thrown: 182 Total Punches Landed: 37 Total Head Shots Thrown: 158 Total Head Shots Landed: 33 Total Body Shots Thrown: 24 Total Body Shots Landed: 4 Total Power Shots Thrown: 130 Total Power Shots Landed: 29 Total Jabs Thrown: 52 Total Jabs Landed: 8