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Michi Sakamoto vs Sun-tae Baek
Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Promotions promoted show at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, taking place on 18/01/2025: 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. 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 Michi Sakamoto (8 - 2) who hails from Tokyo, Japan and Sun-tae Baek(8 - 1 - 1) from Hwaseong, South Korea. Both Sakamoto and Baek weighed in at 126 pounds. The referee tonight is Fumio Nakazawa, and the three ringside judges are Kazuhiko Nakano, Kyo Arima and Yutaka Hirayama. Round 1: Sakamoto attempts to land a jab, but Baek sidesteps and counters with a cross. Baek steps inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Sakamoto sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Sakamoto lands a stiff jab. Sakamoto tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Sakamoto lands a firm right hook. Baek closes the distance. Baek pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to Sakamoto's body. Sakamoto tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab. Sakamoto attempts to land a jab, but Baek sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Sakamoto's body. Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance. Sakamoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with an overhand right. Baek gets on the inside and forces Sakamoto to retreat onto the ropes. Baek is on target with a left hook to Sakamoto's body. Sakamoto lands a left hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head. Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance and connects with a firm cross. Baek steps inside. Baek sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook. Baek is on target with a right hook to Sakamoto's body. Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Baek advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to Sakamoto's body. Baek steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Sakamoto switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a ramrod jab. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sakamoto's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 18 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 2: Sakamoto lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Baek steps inside. Sakamoto pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook. Sakamoto lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sakamoto tries to keep the action at long range. Sakamoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Baek drives a jab into Sakamoto's body. Baek tries to keep the action at long range. Sakamoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a sharp cross. Sakamoto is on target with a sharp left hook. Sakamoto throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a sharp cross. Baek advances into close range. Sakamoto is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Sakamoto switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right. Baek hits the target with a stinging jab. Baek attempts to land a cross, but Sakamoto sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Sakamoto advances into close range. Baek throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Baek digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Baek is looking to close the distance. Sakamoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Sakamoto pivots to the left of his opponent. Baek is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Baek quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Baek throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Baek is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand right, but Sakamoto sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook. Baek lands an overhand right. Sakamoto tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Baek hits home with an overhand right. Round 2 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 3: Sakamoto switches the action to the outside. Baek connects with a cross. Baek closes the distance and lands a left uppercut. Baek strikes his opponents body with a jab. Baek quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sakamoto connects with a firm right hook. Baek lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Sakamoto lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Baek manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Baek tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Sakamoto is on target with an overhand right. Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Sakamoto throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Baek attempts to land a jab, but Sakamoto blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Baek hits home with a right hook. Baek closes the distance and manages to force Sakamoto onto the ropes. Baek pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into Sakamoto's ribs. Baek is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook. Sakamoto pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a stinging left hook. Baek gets on the inside and forces Sakamoto to back into the corner. Baek hits home with a left uppercut. Sakamoto is on target with a left hook. Baek is on target with a jab. Sakamoto steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right. Baek steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents liver. Baek manouvers his opponent into a corner. Sakamoto hits home with a stinging right hook. Round 3 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 4: Baek lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Sakamoto lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid jab. Sakamoto attempts to land a jab, but Baek blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Sakamoto snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab. Sakamoto steps inside. Baek attempts to land a right hook, but Sakamoto blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook. Sakamoto switches the action to the outside. Sakamoto feints a jab, fooling Baek into launching a right hook counter. Sakamoto springs the trap and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Baek advances into close range. Baek pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Sakamoto attempts to land a left hook, but Baek sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Sakamoto steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Baek lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Baek advances into close range. Baek pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body. Baek quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body. Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range and drives a jab into Baek's body. Sakamoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross. Baek gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Baek cuts off the ring, trapping Sakamoto on the ropes. Sakamoto lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Baek steps inside and manouvers Sakamoto onto the ropes. Baek throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Baek drives a right hook into his opponents body. Baek throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Baek's ribs. Baek switches the action to the outside. Sakamoto is on target with a jab. Round 4 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 5: Baek is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Sakamoto steps away from his opponent. Baek lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack. Sakamoto lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Baek steps inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Sakamoto sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Baek drives a right hook into his opponents body. Sakamoto connects with a cross. Sakamoto throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Sakamoto connects with a firm left hook. Sakamoto steps to the outside. Sakamoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Baek gets on the inside. Sakamoto hits home with a right hook. Sakamoto steps away from his opponent. Baek quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sakamoto lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance. Sakamoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two straights to the head followed by a jab to the body. Baek closes the distance. Sakamoto lands a left hook. Sakamoto throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Sakamoto steps away from his opponent and lands a ramrod jab. Sakamoto lands a ramrod jab. Sakamoto lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sakamoto is looking to close the distance. Baek lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body. Baek lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Sakamoto pivots to the right of his opponent. Baek lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Baek closes the distance. Baek pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body. Baek tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook. Baek is looking to close the distance. Sakamoto is on target with a firm left hook. Round 5 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 6: Sakamoto is looking to close the distance. Baek hits home with a left hook. Sakamoto steps inside. Baek lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Baek tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut to his opponents ribs. Baek advances into close range. Sakamoto throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab. Baek drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage. Baek gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut. Baek is looking to close the distance. Sakamoto throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Sakamoto tries to keep the action at long range. Baek circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack. Sakamoto connects with a firm overhand left. Sakamoto attempts to land a jab, but Baek slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Sakamoto hits home with a sharp right hook. Baek walks Sakamoto down, trapping him in a corner. Sakamoto lands a left uppercut. Sakamoto throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs. Sakamoto steps to the outside and lands a spiteful jab. Sakamoto is on target with an overhand left. Baek finds the target with a jab. Round 6 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 7: Baek steps inside. Sakamoto hits home with a left hook. Sakamoto throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Baek closes the distance and drives a left hook into Sakamoto's body. Baek lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Sakamoto steps away from his opponent. Sakamoto stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack. Baek throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Baek strikes his opponents body with a jab. Sakamoto steps inside and lands a left hook. Baek hits home with a left hook. Baek steps to the outside. Sakamoto is on target with a sharp cross. Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance. Baek sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Sakamoto connects with a sharp cross. Baek drives a right hook into Sakamoto's ribcage. Sakamoto steps away from his opponent. Baek lands an overhand left. Sakamoto switches the action to the outside. Baek feints a cross, but Sakamoto is not fooled and lands with a firm left hook. Sakamoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a sharp overhand left. Baek lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head. Baek closes the distance. Baek pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Baek walks Sakamoto down, trapping him on the ropes. Sakamoto hits home with a left uppercut. Baek is looking to keep his distance. Sakamoto lands a cross. Sakamoto steps to the outside. Baek sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sakamoto attempts to land a cross, but Baek slips the shot and counters with a cross. Sakamoto feints a right hook, and then lands a stiff jab. Round 7 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 8: Baek hits home with a left hook. Sakamoto tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a firm overhand right. Baek sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Baek is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Sakamoto throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Baek connects with a right hook. Sakamoto is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a sharp cross. Sakamoto connects with a cross. Baek is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Baek closes the distance. Sakamoto attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref ignores Baek's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Baek hits home with a left hook. Baek is looking to close the distance. Baek sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sakamoto lands a sharp left hook. Baek gets on the inside. Baek pivots to the side of his opponent. Baek attempts to land a left hook, but Sakamoto blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Round 8 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 9: Sakamoto tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand right. Baek steps inside. Baek pivots to the right of his opponent. Sakamoto connects with a stinging left uppercut. Baek walks Sakamoto down, trapping him on the ropes. Baek pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Baek digs in a left hook to Sakamoto's ribs. Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance. Baek snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab. Sakamoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a solid overhand left. Baek finds the target with a jab. Sakamoto steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sakamoto lands a jab. Sakamoto lands an overhand right. Sakamoto is looking to keep his distance. Baek tries to land a jab, but Sakamoto slips the shot and counters with a cross. Sakamoto tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab. Sakamoto attempts to land a jab, but Baek slips the shot and counters with a cross. Sakamoto steps to the outside and lands a sharp jab. Baek is looking to close the distance. Sakamoto is on target with a firm right hook. Baek manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Baek pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook. Sakamoto is on target with a right hook. Baek digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Round 9 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 10: Sakamoto switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Sakamoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Sakamoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sakamoto attempts to land an overhand right, but Baek parries the shot and counters with a cross. Baek closes the distance. Sakamoto connects with a left hook. Baek tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook to Baek's ribcage. Sakamoto lands a cross. Baek steps inside. Baek pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Baek lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Baek is looking to keep the action on the outside. Baek sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a cross into Sakamoto's body. Sakamoto is on target with a right hook. Baek is looking to close the distance. Baek sidesteps to the right of his opponent. As Sakamoto tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Baek dabs at his face checking for damage. Baek closes the distance and manages to force Sakamoto onto the ropes. Baek tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Baek hits home with a right hook. Baek sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Round 10 Statistics Sakamoto: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Baek: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 10 10 - 9 9 - 10 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 95 - 96 95 - 95 94 - 96 The winner, by Majority Decision, from Hwaseong, South Korea.... Sun-tae Baek Fight Statistics Sakamoto: Total Punches Thrown: 334 Total Punches Landed: 120 Total Head Shots Thrown: 287 Total Head Shots Landed: 112 Total Body Shots Thrown: 47 Total Body Shots Landed: 8 Total Power Shots Thrown: 256 Total Power Shots Landed: 90 Total Jabs Thrown: 78 Total Jabs Landed: 30 Baek: Total Punches Thrown: 296 Total Punches Landed: 105 Total Head Shots Thrown: 176 Total Head Shots Landed: 60 Total Body Shots Thrown: 120 Total Body Shots Landed: 45 Total Power Shots Thrown: 240 Total Power Shots Landed: 87 Total Jabs Thrown: 56 Total Jabs Landed: 18