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27/08/2031
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Hisoka Sasaki vs Naoki Kitagawa

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Kanagawa promoted show at Yokohama Takenaka, Yokohama,  taking place on 23/05/2023:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Japan-Kanagawa Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Sky-A Sports, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Hisoka Sasaki (12 - 0) who hails from Yokohama, Japan and Naoki Kitagawa(8 - 6 - 1) from Yokohama, Japan.  Sasaki weighed in at 147 pounds, while Kitagawa weighed in at 146 pounds and 13 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Hiro Murano, and the three ringside judges are Taro Ike, Jiro Tsukamoto and Yuji Nishimura.  

Round 1: 

Kitagawa pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Sasaki tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a sharp cross.  
Sasaki advances into close range.  Kitagawa pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Sasaki cuts off the ring, trapping Kitagawa in a corner.  Sasaki lands a firm left uppercut.  
Sasaki pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Kitagawa's body.  
Sasaki tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Sasaki lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sasaki lands a sharp left hook.  
Sasaki tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Sasaki connects with an overhand right.  
Kitagawa connects with a right hook.  
Kitagawa finds the target with a jab.  
Sasaki closes the distance and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Sasaki lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sasaki tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kitagawa tries to step out of his opponents range.  Sasaki hits home with a cross.  
Sasaki steps inside.  Kitagawa tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sasaki steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  Sasaki holds on to his opponent.  Sasaki pushes his forearm into Kitagawa's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Sasaki about fouling.  
Sasaki lands a stinging cross.  
Sasaki steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Sasaki is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Sasaki ties up his opponent.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Sasaki steps away from his opponent and connects with a solid cross.  
Sasaki is on target with a jab.  
Sasaki quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kitagawa's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Sasaki advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sasaki lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kitagawa tries to keep the action at long range.  Sasaki lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sasaki finds the target with a jab.  
Sasaki lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut.  
Sasaki lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa switches the action to the outside.  Sasaki tries to land a jab, but Kitagawa sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sasaki switches the action to the outside and lands a stinging cross.  
Kitagawa is on target with a cross.  
Sasaki switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Sasaki steps to the outside and is on target with a stinging cross to Kitagawa's body.  
Kitagawa switches the action to the outside.  Sasaki lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kitagawa's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Sasaki lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki lands an overhand left to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Sasaki is on target with a cross.  
Sasaki lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa lands a cross.  
Sasaki is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sasaki lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sasaki lands a cross.  
Kitagawa walks Sasaki into a neutral corner.  Kitagawa stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Sasaki finds the target with a jab.  
Kitagawa pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sasaki advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Sasaki lands a cross.  
Sasaki steps to the outside.  Kitagawa attempts to land a jab, but Sasaki sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Sasaki gets on the inside and connects with a right uppercut.  
Sasaki steps to the outside and lands a sharp overhand right.  
Sasaki lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki hits home with a left uppercut.  
Sasaki is on target with a right hook.  
Sasaki feints a left, and then lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Sasaki gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Kitagawa's body.  
Kitagawa lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sasaki lands a cross to Kitagawa's body.  
Sasaki steps inside.  Sasaki sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a sharp left hook.  
Sasaki gets on the inside and is on target with a stinging left uppercut.  
Kitagawa feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross.  
Sasaki steps to the outside and is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Kitagawa switches the action to the outside.  Sasaki lands an overhand left followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki closes the distance and connects with a firm right hook.  
Sasaki lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki closes the distance and connects with a stinging left hook.  
Kitagawa is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sasaki throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sasaki lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sasaki is on target with a solid cross.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Kitagawa's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 4 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kitagawa pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Sasaki is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Sasaki lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Sasaki is on target with a solid jab.  
Sasaki is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sasaki digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sasaki steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sasaki advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Kitagawa digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sasaki is on target with a jab.  
Sasaki digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sasaki is looking to keep his distance and lands a firm cross.  
Sasaki lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kitagawa finds the target with a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Sasaki connects with a cross.  
Sasaki lands an overhand right, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Sasaki switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sasaki gets on the inside.  Kitagawa pivots to the left of his opponent.  Sasaki lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Sasaki holds on to his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Sasaki is on target with a right uppercut.  
Sasaki pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sasaki attempts to land a left hook, but Kitagawa slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sasaki is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Sasaki lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Kitagawa pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kitagawa tries to land a right uppercut, but Sasaki blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sasaki connects with a sharp cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Sasaki advances into close range and connects with a solid left hook.  
Kitagawa pivots to the left of his opponent.  Sasaki lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sasaki switches the action to the outside and hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Sasaki switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sasaki closes the distance and lands a left uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sasaki tries to keep the action at long range.  Sasaki feints a cross, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Sasaki steps to the outside and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa lands a cross.  
Sasaki lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa is on target with a right hook.  
Sasaki quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Sasaki lands a stinging jab.  
Kitagawa tries to step out of his opponents range.  Sasaki lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa is on target with a cross.  
Kitagawa steps to the outside.  Sasaki lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sasaki hits home with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Sasaki gets on the inside.  Sasaki sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a sharp right hook.  
Sasaki lands an overhand right.  
Sasaki lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa tries to step out of his opponents range.  Sasaki is on target with a cross.  
Sasaki switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa hits home with a right uppercut.  
Sasaki lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sasaki is on target with a jab.  
Sasaki steps inside and lands a right hook.  Sasaki ties up his opponent.  Sasaki is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. As they grapple, Kitagawa pushes his forearm into Sasaki's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Kitagawa.  
Sasaki steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sasaki switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Kitagawa is on target with a cross.  
Sasaki throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sasaki lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sasaki advances into close range.  Sasaki sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a solid left hook.  
Sasaki steps inside and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Sasaki steps away from his opponent.  Kitagawa hits home with an overhand right.  
Sasaki gets on the inside and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Sasaki advances into close range.  Kitagawa connects with a left hook.  Sasaki holds on to his opponent.  Sasaki is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Sasaki steps to the outside and attempts to land an overhand right, but Kitagawa slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kitagawa lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Kitagawa finds the target with a jab.  Kitagawa attempts to land a jab, but Sasaki slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Kitagawa steps to the outside.  Sasaki lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Sasaki tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Sasaki connects with a cross.  
Kitagawa finds the target with a jab.  
Sasaki advances into close range and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Sasaki pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Kitagawa's ribs.  
Sasaki lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sasaki closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sasaki is on target with a jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Sasaki: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 99 - 91  99 - 91  99 - 91

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Yokohama, Japan.... Hisoka Sasaki

Fight Statistics
Sasaki: 
Total Punches Thrown: 400                           
Total Punches Landed: 206                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 368                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 194                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 295                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 160                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 105                           
Total Jabs Landed: 46                            

Kitagawa: 
Total Punches Thrown: 178                           
Total Punches Landed: 39                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 163                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 108                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 70                            
Total Jabs Landed: 13