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09/07/2038
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Iwao Katayama vs Naoki Sano

Boxing Daily Report from the Panyin Promotions promoted show at Yoshi Uyemura Gym, Fukuoka,  taking place on 28/05/2038:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Japan-Fukuoka Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Iwao Katayama (14 - 7) who hails from Kitakyushu, Japan and Naoki Sano(1 - 8(2)) from Kitakyushu, Japan.  Both Katayama and Sano weighed in at 118 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Hiroki Shimabukuro, and the three ringside judges are Hisao Kamei, Hiroki Sawa and Daichi Sada.  

Round 1: 

Katayama lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Sano connects with a right hook.  
Sano lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Katayama lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Katayama advances into close range.  Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Katayama digs in a left hook to Sano's liver.  
Katayama hits home with a left hook.  
Katayama closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Katayama lands a right uppercut.  
Katayama lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Katayama lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Sano throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Katayama walks Sano into the corner.  Katayama feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance.  Katayama lands a left uppercut.  Katayama wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sano dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Sano is on target with a jab.  
Katayama lands a left uppercut.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Sano gets on the inside.  Katayama lands a right uppercut.  
Sano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Katayama lands a right hook to the head followed by two left hook's to the body.  
Katayama connects with a cross.  
Sano attempts to land a cross, but Katayama sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sano's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Sano's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Sano's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Sano's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Katayama closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Katayama lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Katayama lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Katayama lands a right hook.  
Katayama walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Katayama lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Katayama closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Katayama is on target with a jab.  
Katayama is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Katayama hits home with a left hook.  
Katayama hits home with a right uppercut.  
Katayama lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Katayama lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Katayama lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Katayama connects with a right hook.  Katayama attempts to land a jab, but Sano blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Katayama's liver.  
Katayama steps inside.  Katayama pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Katayama sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Katayama closes the distance.  Sano throws a right hook, but Katayama holds on to his opponent.  Sano leans on his opponent using all his weight. Katayama is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Katayama.  
Katayama lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Katayama lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Power Shots Landed: 31                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Sano is on target with a left hook.  
Sano hits home with a right hook.  
Sano steps inside.  Katayama lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Katayama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Katayama steps inside and digs in a right hook to Sano's ribs.  
Katayama drives a left hook into Sano's ribs.  
Katayama steps inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance.  Katayama pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Katayama digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Katayama lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Katayama is on target with a left hook.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance.  Katayama drives a right hook into Sano's ribs.  As Katayama tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sano dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Sano lands a right hook.  
Katayama closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to Sano's liver.  


Round 3 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Katayama lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Katayama is on target with a left hook.  
Katayama lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Katayama ties up his opponent.  Katayama is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Katayama to stop fouling.  
Katayama hits home with a right hook.  
Katayama lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Katayama gets on the inside and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Katayama advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
Katayama steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Katayama lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Katayama ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Sano pushes his forearm into Katayama's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Sano to stop fouling.  
Katayama manages to force Sano into the corner.  Katayama lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Katayama sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Sano's body.  
Katayama connects with a left hook.  
Katayama lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Katayama digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Katayama lands a left hook.  
Katayama advances into close range and lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Katayama digs in a left hook to Sano's liver.  


Round 4 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Katayama is looking to close the distance and drives a left uppercut into Sano's ribs.  
Katayama hits home with a left hook.  
Katayama is on target with a cross.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Sano advances into close range.  Katayama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Katayama sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sano connects with a cross.  
Katayama lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Katayama cuts off the ring, trapping Sano on the ropes.  Katayama drives a left hook into Sano's liver.  Katayama attempts to land a right hook, but Sano parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Katayama advances into close range.  Katayama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Sano's liver.  
Katayama lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Katayama lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Katayama throws a right hook, but his opponent avoids the punch with a sidestep.  Katayama clinches his opponent.  Katayama tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Sano behind the head. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Katayama.  
Katayama cuts off the ring, trapping Sano in the corner.  Katayama lands a right uppercut.  
Katayama lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Katayama feints a cross, and then tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Katayama forces Sano to back into the ropes.  Katayama hits home with a right uppercut.  
Katayama is on target with a right hook to Sano's body.  
Sano is on target with a left hook.  
Katayama quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Katayama lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Katayama clinches his opponent.  The ref breaks Katayama's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Katayama is on target with a right hook to Sano's body.  
Katayama lands a right hook.  
Katayama lands a left hook.  
Katayama lands a right uppercut.  
Katayama lands a right hook.  
Katayama lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sano walks Katayama down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sano is on target with a left hook.  
Katayama lands a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Katayama lands with a sharp jab.  
Katayama connects with a left hook.  
Katayama steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Katayama steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Katayama lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Katayama holds on to his opponent.  Katayama leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Katayama steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Katayama advances into close range and is on target with a left uppercut to Sano's body.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Katayama drives a left hook into Sano's body.  
Sano gets on the inside.  Katayama lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Katayama walks his opponent into the blue corner.  Katayama lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Katayama ties up his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Sano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Katayama walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Katayama lands a cross.  
Katayama digs in a left hook to Sano's ribs.  
Katayama pivots to the left of his opponent and lands with a solid jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Katayama lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Katayama hits home with a left hook.  
Katayama gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  
Katayama manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Katayama sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Katayama lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Katayama advances into close range.  Sano throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Katayama drives a right uppercut into Sano's ribcage.  
Katayama advances into close range.  Sano throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Katayama's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Katayama lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Sano's body.  
Katayama drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Katayama steps inside and drives a right uppercut into Sano's body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Katayama pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Katayama walks Sano into a corner.  Katayama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sano feints a right hook, and then lands a cross.  
Sano steps inside.  Katayama digs in a left uppercut to Sano's ribs.  
Katayama sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Katayama lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Katayama lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Sano gets on the inside.  Katayama lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Katayama lands a left hook, right hook and a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Katayama lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Katayama feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Katayama lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Katayama advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Katayama lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Katayama sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Katayama throws a left hook, but is off-target.  Katayama clinches his opponent.  Katayama tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Sano behind the head. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Katayama to stop fouling.  
Katayama lands a left hook.  
Katayama is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook, right hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Katayama closes the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Katayama lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Katayama is on target with a left hook.  
Katayama steps inside.  Sano throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sano hits home with a cross.  
Katayama advances into close range.  Katayama sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Sano's body.  
Katayama quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Katayama closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to Sano's body.  
Katayama lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Katayama lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Katayama sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sano throws a right hook, but Katayama ties up his opponent.  Katayama leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Sano is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Sano to stop fouling.  


Round 10 Statistics
Katayama: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Sano: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 100 - 90  100 - 90  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kitakyushu, Japan.... Iwao Katayama

Fight Statistics
Katayama: 
Total Punches Thrown: 385                           
Total Punches Landed: 210                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 225                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 123                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 160                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 87                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 338                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 191                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Total Jabs Landed: 19                            

Sano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 143                           
Total Punches Landed: 17                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 118                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 119                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2