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Taro Kawabata vs Iwao Yoshinaga
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Hyogo promoted show at Hikaru Anno Gym, Akashi, taking place on 28/12/2038: The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight. Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show. This is a semi final eliminator for the Japan-Hyogo Heavyweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Taro Kawabata (13 - 12(2) - 1) who hails from Nishinomiya, Japan and Iwao Yoshinaga(2 - 4 - 1) from Nishinomiya, Japan. Kawabata weighed in at 247 pounds and 14 ounces, while Yoshinaga weighed in at 230 pounds and 2 ounces. The referee tonight is Shinji Sama, and the three ringside judges are Hisao Furuta, Satoshi Sakamoto and Ryo Ohara. Round 1: Kawabata lands a cross. Kawabata lands with a stiff jab. Yoshinaga attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref stops the action and gives Kawabata time to recover. Kawabata lands a left hook, right hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head. Kawabata hits home with a cross. Kawabata lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Kawabata tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with an overhand left. Kawabata lands a stiff jab. Kawabata is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross to his opponents body. Kawabata steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Kawabata hits home with an overhand left. Kawabata lands a left hook. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Yoshinaga's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Yoshinaga's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 1 Statistics Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 21 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 46 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Kawabata pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a jab. Yoshinaga advances into close range. Kawabata attempts to land a left hook, but Yoshinaga dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Yoshinaga gets on the inside and connects with a right hook. Kawabata lands an overhand left. Yoshinaga steps inside and hits home with a right hook. Kawabata steps to the outside and lands a jab. Kawabata connects with a left uppercut. Yoshinaga quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Round 2 Statistics Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Yoshinaga steps inside. Kawabata hits home with a right hook. Yoshinaga is on target with a left hook. Kawabata steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand left. Yoshinaga is on target with a right uppercut. Kawabata is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Kawabata's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Round 3 Statistics Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Kawabata tries to step out of his opponents range. Kawabata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Yoshinaga lands a cross. Yoshinaga gets on the inside. Kawabata connects with a right hook. Kawabata steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross. Yoshinaga walks Kawabata onto the ropes. Yoshinaga lands a left hook. Yoshinaga is looking to close the distance. Yoshinaga sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook. Kawabata throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Yoshinaga pivots to the left of his opponent. Kawabata lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Yoshinaga hits home with a left hook. Kawabata hits home with a left hook. Kawabata switches the action to the outside and lands a cross. Kawabata lands a jab. Kawabata lands a stiff jab. Yoshinaga advances into close range. Kawabata pivots to the right of his opponent. Yoshinaga digs in a right hook to Kawabata's ribs. Kawabata steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Kawabata tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross. Kawabata is on target with a cross. Kawabata steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left. Yoshinaga is on target with a left hook to Kawabata's body. Kawabata switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand left. Kawabata hits home with an overhand right. Yoshinaga hits home with a left hook. Yoshinaga is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Yoshinaga closes the distance. Yoshinaga pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Yoshinaga manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Kawabata finds the target with a jab. Yoshinaga gets on the inside. Kawabata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Yoshinaga connects with a left uppercut. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Kawabata's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 5 Statistics Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 6: Yoshinaga lands a left uppercut. Kawabata sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with an overhand left. Kawabata is on target with a jab. Yoshinaga advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Kawabata steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right. Yoshinaga closes the distance. Kawabata pivots to the right of his opponent. Yoshinaga tries to land a right hook, but Kawabata slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Kawabata switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Kawabata lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Yoshinaga is on target with a cross. Kawabata lands a jab. Yoshinaga closes the distance and connects with a left hook. Kawabata finds the target with a jab. Yoshinaga advances into close range and connects with a right uppercut. Round 6 Statistics Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Kawabata hits home with a right hook. Kawabata switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left. Kawabata lands a jab. Kawabata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross. Yoshinaga lands a double jab to his opponents head. Kawabata tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Yoshinaga slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Kawabata sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with an overhand left. Kawabata steps away from his opponent and lands with a stiff jab. Yoshinaga forces Kawabata to back into a corner. Yoshinaga lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Kawabata is on target with a jab. Yoshinaga is on target with a left hook. Round 7 Statistics Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 21 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 44 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Kawabata lands with a stiff jab. Kawabata connects with a cross. Kawabata hits home with a cross. Yoshinaga is looking to close the distance. Kawabata hits home with a left hook. Kawabata is on target with a left hook. Kawabata lands a jab. Kawabata switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Kawabata lands a stinging jab. Kawabata lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Kawabata is looking to keep his distance. Kawabata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a stiff jab. Yoshinaga connects with a cross. Kawabata lands a jab. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Kawabata'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 Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Kawabata switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross. Kawabata hits home with an overhand left. Kawabata is on target with an overhand right. Kawabata sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab. Kawabata steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab. Yoshinaga steps inside. Kawabata lands a left uppercut. Yoshinaga gets on the inside and manages to force Kawabata onto the ropes. Yoshinaga lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Yoshinaga lands a cross to Kawabata's body. Yoshinaga forces Kawabata to back into a corner. Yoshinaga is on target with a left uppercut to Kawabata's liver. Kawabata connects with a right uppercut. Round 9 Statistics Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 34 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 10: Kawabata finds the target with a jab. Kawabata finds the target with a jab. Kawabata strikes his opponents body with a jab. Kawabata steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand left. Kawabata lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kawabata finds the target with a jab. Kawabata is on target with a cross. Round 10 Statistics Kawabata: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Yoshinaga: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 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: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 10 - 10 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 10 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: 98 - 92 98 - 93 99 - 92 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Nishinomiya, Japan.... Taro Kawabata Fight Statistics Kawabata: Total Punches Thrown: 373 Total Punches Landed: 102 Total Head Shots Thrown: 346 Total Head Shots Landed: 98 Total Body Shots Thrown: 27 Total Body Shots Landed: 4 Total Power Shots Thrown: 200 Total Power Shots Landed: 54 Total Jabs Thrown: 173 Total Jabs Landed: 48 Yoshinaga: Total Punches Thrown: 220 Total Punches Landed: 39 Total Head Shots Thrown: 179 Total Head Shots Landed: 33 Total Body Shots Thrown: 41 Total Body Shots Landed: 6 Total Power Shots Thrown: 184 Total Power Shots Landed: 33 Total Jabs Thrown: 36 Total Jabs Landed: 6
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