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13/05/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Mitsuru Amano vs Naoki Kitagawa

Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Promotions promoted show at Shinjuku FACE, Tokyo,  taking place on 16/03/2024:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Mitsuru Amano (5 - 0) who hails from Sakai, Japan and Naoki Kitagawa(9 - 7 - 1) from Yokohama, Japan.  Both Amano and Kitagawa weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Ichiro Koizumi, and the three ringside judges are Isamu Kuno, Yasushi Shishido and Hiroki Amaya.  

Round 1: 

Amano gets on the inside and is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Amano connects with a cross.  
Amano closes the distance.  Amano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amano hits home with a right hook.  Amano ties up his opponent.  Amano pushes his forearm into Kitagawa's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Amano manouvers Kitagawa into the blue corner.  Kitagawa throws a right hook, but Amano ties up his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Amano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Amano lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  He then lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Amano is looking to close the distance and connects with a firm right hook.  Amano holds on to his opponent.  Amano is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Amano about fouling.  
Amano advances into close range and lands a left hook.  Amano clinches his opponent.  Amano leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Amano lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Amano feints a cross, tricking Kitagawa into throwing a cross counter.  Amano is waiting for the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Amano lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Amano lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Amano walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Amano is on target with a firm right hook to Kitagawa's body.  
Kitagawa attempts to land a left hook, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Amano lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Amano gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Amano holds on to his opponent.  The ref breaks Amano's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Amano hits home with a right hook.  
Kitagawa throws a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amano lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Amano lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  Amano ties up 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 right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Amano lands a left uppercut.  
Amano lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kitagawa's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Kitagawa's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 37                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Amano is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Amano connects with a solid right hook.  
Amano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Amano forces Kitagawa to retreat onto the ropes.  Amano drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Amano hits home with a right hook.  
Amano hits home with a cross.  
Kitagawa lands a jab.  
Kitagawa throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Kitagawa circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Amano digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Amano steps inside.  Kitagawa sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Amano connects with a right hook.  
Amano lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Amano lands a ramrod jab.  
Kitagawa walks Amano into the blue corner.  Kitagawa pivots to the right of his opponent.  Amano tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Amano lands a cross to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Amano is looking to close the distance and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Amano advances into close range and drives a firm right uppercut into Kitagawa's ribs.  
Amano steps inside.  Amano pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Amano closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Amano is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Kitagawa is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amano lands a jab.  
Amano steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Amano lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Amano pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a solid jab.  
Amano pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut.  
Amano is looking to close the distance and drives a stinging right hook into Kitagawa's body.  
Amano lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa tries to step out of his opponents range.  Amano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kitagawa throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amano closes the distance.  Amano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Kitagawa tries to step out of his opponents range.  Amano feints a jab, but Kitagawa is not fooled and is on target with a right hook.  
Kitagawa is on target with a right hook.  
Amano steps to the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Amano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kitagawa digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Amano closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Kitagawa's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 3 Statistics
Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Amano lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Amano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Amano closes the distance and manages to force Kitagawa onto the ropes.  Amano hits home with a solid right uppercut.  
Amano finds the target with a jab.  
Amano switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Amano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Amano connects with a right uppercut.  
Amano pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a firm left uppercut.  
Amano lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Amano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa tries to keep the action at long range.  Amano feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Amano gets on the inside.  Amano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Amano steps inside.  Amano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Amano connects with a left uppercut.  
Amano pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kitagawa throws a left uppercut, but Amano holds on to his opponent.  Amano leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Amano pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Amano is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Kitagawa's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 4 Statistics
Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kitagawa is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Amano closes the distance.  Kitagawa throws a right hook, but Amano ties up his opponent.  The referee breaks up the clinch and lectures Amano to stop holding.  
Amano is looking to keep his distance.  Amano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kitagawa throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kitagawa is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Amano feints a left hook, and then is on target with a jab.  
Amano steps inside.  Amano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kitagawa throws a right uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Amano connects with a left hook.  
Kitagawa tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amano connects with a firm right hook.  
Kitagawa attempts to land a cross, but Amano sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Amano snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Amano steps inside and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Amano lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Amano is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Amano lands a left uppercut.  
Kitagawa throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Amano advances into close range.  Amano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kitagawa connects with a cross.  Kitagawa throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Amano closes the distance.  Amano pivots to the left of his opponent.  Amano lands a right uppercut.  Amano throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Amano tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Amano pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Amano gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Amano lands a right hook.  
Amano is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Amano pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Amano advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Amano lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Amano closes the distance and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Kitagawa contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Amano strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Amano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross to Kitagawa's body.  
Amano lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Amano is on target with a solid cross.  
Amano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Kitagawa pivots to the right of his opponent.  Amano lands a cross.  
Amano is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Amano lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Amano lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Amano's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 6 Statistics
Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Amano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Amano lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Amano switches the action to the outside.  Amano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Amano lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Amano tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Amano throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amano hits home with a solid jab.  
Amano lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Amano is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Amano stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Kitagawa tries to land a left hook, but Amano slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amano lands a cross.  
Kitagawa sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amano lands a cross.  
Amano hits home with a stinging cross.  
Amano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Amano stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Kitagawa tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Amano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kitagawa cuts off the ring, trapping Amano on the ropes.  Kitagawa pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kitagawa throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Kitagawa throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amano hits home with a right hook.  
Amano pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kitagawa is on target with a cross.  
Kitagawa steps away from his opponent and attempts to land an overhand left, but Amano dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kitagawa pivots to the side of his opponent.  Amano lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Amano lands a ramrod jab.  
Kitagawa is on target with a cross.  
Amano finds the target with a jab.  
Amano hits home with a right hook.  
Amano feints a left, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
Amano waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Kitagawa is on target with a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Amano: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kitagawa: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

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

Fight Statistics
Amano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 327                           
Total Punches Landed: 202                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 257                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 160                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 70                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 247                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 159                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 80                            
Total Jabs Landed: 43                            

Kitagawa: 
Total Punches Thrown: 190                           
Total Punches Landed: 17                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 173                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 143                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1