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12/05/2031
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Mikio Saito vs Aki Kuwahara

Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Promotions promoted show at Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo,  taking place on 04/10/2024:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Japan-Tokyo Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on TV Tokyo, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mikio Saito (7 - 4 - 2) who hails from Tokyo, Japan and Aki Kuwahara(9 - 3 - 1) from Hachioji, Japan.  Saito weighed in at 167 pounds And 9 ounces, while Kuwahara weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Fumio Nakazawa, and the three ringside judges are Nori Saito, Hikaru Mikami and Hiroki Amaya.  

Round 1: 

Kuwahara lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Saito lands a cross.  
Saito pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Saito sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kuwahara tries to land a jab, but Saito blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kuwahara drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Saito's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Kuwahara's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Saito steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Kuwahara pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Kuwahara pivots to the right of his opponent.  Saito lands a cross.  
Kuwahara steps to the outside and is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Kuwahara attempts to land a cross, but Saito slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kuwahara's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Saito lands a jab.  
Saito pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Saito's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 3 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 4                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Saito sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into Kuwahara's ribs.  
Kuwahara throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Saito pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kuwahara hits home with a cross.  
Saito tries to keep the action at long range.  Saito feints a jab, but Kuwahara does not fall for it and responds with a left uppercut.  
Kuwahara is on target with a cross.  
Saito is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Kuwahara slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kuwahara tries to land a jab, but Saito slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kuwahara sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Saito is on target with an overhand left.  
Saito is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kuwahara pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kuwahara hits home with a cross.  
Kuwahara drives a cross into his opponents body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Kuwahara retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Saito throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Saito is looking to keep his distance.  Kuwahara finds the target with a jab.  
Saito sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kuwahara connects with a cross.  
Saito tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kuwahara tries to land a jab, but Saito sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Saito pivots from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Kuwahara is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Kuwahara lands a cross.  
Saito sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kuwahara throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kuwahara switches the action to the outside.  Saito sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Kuwahara connects with a left hook.  
Saito steps away from his opponent.  Kuwahara is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Saito pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Saito tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Saito tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kuwahara connects with a cross.  
Kuwahara attempts to land a left hook, but Saito sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kuwahara tries to keep the action at long range.  Saito sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kuwahara is on target with a cross.  
Kuwahara is looking to keep his distance.  Saito quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kuwahara connects with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Saito is looking to keep his distance.  Saito sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Kuwahara drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Kuwahara lands a jab.  
Saito lands a right hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Saito steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents body.  
Saito is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Kuwahara attempts to land a jab, but Saito blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Saito quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Kuwahara connects with a right hook.  Kuwahara attempts to land a jab, but Saito blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Saito steps to the outside.  Saito sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Saito pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kuwahara hits home with a left uppercut.  
Saito lands a cross.  
Kuwahara steps to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Saito switches the action to the outside.  Saito quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Saito connects with a cross.  
Saito pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Kuwahara hits home with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Saito: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kuwahara: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 97 - 93  97 - 93  97 - 93

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Tokyo, Japan.... Mikio Saito

Fight Statistics
Saito: 
Total Punches Thrown: 216                           
Total Punches Landed: 45                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 186                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 120                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 96                            
Total Jabs Landed: 13                            

Kuwahara: 
Total Punches Thrown: 325                           
Total Punches Landed: 39                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 298                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 132                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 193                           
Total Jabs Landed: 12