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Mikio Morimoto vs Nao Hironaka
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Shizuoka promoted show at Kei Kuroda Gym, Fuji, taking place on 23/07/2025: Clearly AI Japan-Shizuoka have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a semi final eliminator for the Japan-Shizuoka Super Flyweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mikio Morimoto (7 - 0) who hails from Hamamatsu, Japan and Nao Hironaka(10 - 1) from Fuji, Japan. Both Morimoto and Hironaka weighed in at 115 pounds. The referee tonight is Akira Taguchi, and the three ringside judges are Takeo Nishihara, Kazuhiko Kawata and Aoi Takagi. Round 1: Hironaka steps inside. Hironaka pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut. Hironaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hironaka tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Hironaka steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Hironaka tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Morimoto drives a left hook into his opponents body. Hironaka connects with a stinging right hook. Morimoto is looking to keep the action on the outside. Hironaka lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead. Morimoto connects with a cross. Morimoto throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Hironaka lands a cross. Hironaka drives a sharp right uppercut into Morimoto's ribs. Hironaka is on target with a right uppercut to Morimoto's body. Hironaka is on target with a cross. Hironaka closes the distance and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Hironaka digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body. Morimoto switches the action to the outside and tries to land an overhand right, but Hironaka slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Hironaka closes the distance. Morimoto drives a left hook into his opponents liver. Morimoto is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Morimoto's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 2: Hironaka gets on the inside and connects with a left hook. Morimoto is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Hironaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Morimoto lands a cross to his opponents body. Morimoto pivots to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a sharp jab. Hironaka hits home with a firm cross. Hironaka quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a stinging cross. Morimoto gets on the inside and walks Hironaka onto the ropes. Hironaka is on target with a left hook. Morimoto is looking to keep the action on the outside. Hironaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab. Morimoto switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Hironaka sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Morimoto switches the action to the outside. Hironaka lands a spiteful jab. Hironaka steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a left uppercut to the body. Hironaka walks his opponent onto the ropes. Morimoto is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs. Morimoto switches the action to the outside. Hironaka finds the target with a jab. Morimoto tries to land a cross, but Hironaka sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Hironaka gets on the inside. Hironaka tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Round 2 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 3: Morimoto is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab. Hironaka lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2. Hironaka lands a hard jab. Hironaka steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right. Morimoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Hironaka lands a double jab to his opponents head. Morimoto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Hironaka sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Morimoto gets on the inside. Hironaka lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Morimoto lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Hironaka is looking to close the distance. As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Hironaka dabs at his face checking for damage. Hironaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Morimoto is on target with a right hook. Morimoto steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right. Hironaka gets on the inside and is on target with a sharp right hook. Hironaka lands with a hard jab. Hironaka lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack. Morimoto is on target with a jab. Hironaka pivots to the side of his opponent. Hironaka throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Hironaka sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a jab to the body. Morimoto digs in a right hook to Hironaka's ribs. Hironaka voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in! Morimoto accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Hironaka. Morimoto is on target with a left hook to Hironaka's body. Morimoto pivots to the side of his opponent. Morimoto attempts to land a right hook, but Hironaka slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross. Hironaka lands a left uppercut. Round 3 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 4 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 4: Hironaka steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab. Morimoto pivots to the left of his opponent. Morimoto is on target with a left hook to Hironaka's body. Morimoto attempts to land a cross, but Hironaka slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross. Morimoto steps to the outside. Morimoto feints a jab, and then attempts to land a cross, but Hironaka sidesteps and counters with a solid cross. Morimoto is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Hironaka closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Morimoto connects with a left hook. Morimoto switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp jab. Morimoto pivots to the side of his opponent. Hironaka is on target with a left hook. Hironaka drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage. Hironaka attempts to land an overhand right, but Morimoto sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents body. Hironaka lands a firm left uppercut. Morimoto tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross. Morimoto attempts to land a cross, but Hironaka slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook. Morimoto gets on the inside and lands a right hook. Morimoto tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross. Hironaka lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Morimoto strikes his opponents body with a cross. Hironaka lands a right hook. At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Hironaka's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 4 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 5: Hironaka drives a left hook into his opponents body. Morimoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Hironaka lands a left uppercut. Hironaka tries to land a left uppercut, but Morimoto blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Hironaka throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Morimoto is looking to keep the action on the outside. Hironaka lands a ramrod jab. Hironaka steps inside. Morimoto lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Hironaka is on target with a left hook. Morimoto switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand left. Morimoto advances into close range. Morimoto pivots to the right of his opponent. Morimoto tries to land a left hook, but Hironaka sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Hironaka drives a solid right hook into his opponents ribs. Morimoto switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross. Hironaka is looking to close the distance. Morimoto throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref ignores Hironaka's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Hironaka lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Hironaka connects with a cross. Hironaka is looking to close the distance. Morimoto pivots to the left of his opponent. Hironaka lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Hironaka steps to the outside and lands a sharp jab. Morimoto attempts to land a cross, but Hironaka sidesteps and counters with a cross. Hironaka closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Hironaka lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Morimoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Hironaka steps inside. Morimoto is on target with a left hook to Hironaka's body. Round 5 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 4 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 34 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 6: Hironaka gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Morimoto steps away from his opponent. Morimoto feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross. Morimoto lands a cross. Hironaka hits home with a firm cross. Morimoto advances into close range and drives a right hook into Hironaka's ribcage. Morimoto steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Hironaka gets on the inside. Morimoto digs in a left uppercut to Hironaka's body. Morimoto steps to the outside and connects with a cross. Morimoto digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Morimoto digs in a right hook to Hironaka's body. Hironaka throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Hironaka throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Morimoto drives a left hook into Hironaka's body. Hironaka closes the distance. Morimoto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Hironaka lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Morimoto steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Hironaka gets on the inside. Morimoto tries to land a right uppercut, but Hironaka sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Morimoto drives a left uppercut into his opponents body. Morimoto steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Round 6 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 17 Body Shots Landed: 6 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 7: Hironaka closes the distance and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body. Hironaka lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Hironaka digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Morimoto steps to the outside. Hironaka lands a jab. Morimoto tries to keep the action at long range. Hironaka connects with a cross. Hironaka closes the distance. Morimoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Hironaka gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head. Morimoto steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut. Hironaka lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Hironaka is on target with a left hook. Morimoto is on target with a right uppercut to Hironaka's ribcage. Hironaka is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Morimoto digs in a right uppercut to Hironaka's ribs. Morimoto hits home with a cross. Morimoto attempts to land a jab, but Hironaka dodges the shot and counters with a firm right hook. Hironaka drives a sharp left hook into Morimoto's body. Morimoto tries to step out of his opponents range. Hironaka is on target with a solid overhand right. Hironaka snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab. Round 7 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 18 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 8: Morimoto is on target with a cross. Morimoto connects with a cross. Hironaka advances into close range and is on target with a stinging right hook. Morimoto is on target with a left hook. Morimoto switches the action to the outside. Morimoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hironaka lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Morimoto lands a cross. Hironaka hits home with a firm left hook. Hironaka attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref stops the action and gives Morimoto time to recover. Hironaka drives a left hook into Morimoto's liver. Morimoto switches the action to the outside. Hironaka lands a jab. Morimoto steps to the outside and hits home with a cross. Hironaka digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Hironaka tries to land a left hook, but Morimoto blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Hironaka tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Hironaka's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. Round 8 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 9: Hironaka tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Hironaka connects with a firm left hook. Hironaka ties up his opponent. As they grapple, Hironaka pushes his forearm into Morimoto's face. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch. He lectures Hironaka about fouling. Hironaka is on target with a ramrod jab. Morimoto is looking to keep the action on the outside. Hironaka lands a double jab to his opponents head. Hironaka digs in a right hook to Morimoto's body. Morimoto attempts to land an overhand right, but Hironaka dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut. Hironaka lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Hironaka hits the target with a stiff jab. Hironaka tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Hironaka's body. Morimoto steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Hironaka attempts to land a cross, but Morimoto sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Morimoto switches the action to the outside. Hironaka lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. Hironaka finds the target with a jab. Hironaka finds the target with a hard jab. Hironaka strikes his opponents body with a jab. Hironaka is on target with a jab. Hironaka tries to land a cross, but Morimoto sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Morimoto is looking to close the distance. Morimoto pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut. Hironaka lands with a sharp jab. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Morimoto's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 9 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 36 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 55 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 10: Morimoto steps inside. Hironaka throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross. Hironaka is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Hironaka throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Hironaka tries to land a jab, but Morimoto sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut. Hironaka is on target with a stinging overhand right. Hironaka hits the target with a spiteful jab. Hironaka hits home with a cross. Hironaka lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Morimoto steps inside. Hironaka is on target with a solid right hook. Hironaka ties up his opponent. Hironaka is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Hironaka hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. Morimoto is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Hironaka switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Morimoto slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross. Hironaka hits home with a stiff jab. Hironaka connects with a sharp cross. Morimoto tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Hironaka lands a double jab to his opponents head. Hironaka lands a jab. Morimoto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross. Morimoto tries to keep the action at long range. Hironaka is on target with a ramrod jab. Hironaka lands a straight 1 - 2. Morimoto feints a jab, fooling Hironaka into throwing a cross counter. Morimoto springs the trap and counters with a left hook. Hironaka connects with a firm overhand right. Hironaka tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Round 10 Statistics Morimoto: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hironaka: Jabs Thrown: 39 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 62 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 91 - 99 91 - 99 91 - 99 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Fuji, Japan.... Nao Hironaka Fight Statistics Morimoto: Total Punches Thrown: 250 Total Punches Landed: 78 Total Head Shots Thrown: 145 Total Head Shots Landed: 52 Total Body Shots Thrown: 105 Total Body Shots Landed: 26 Total Power Shots Thrown: 233 Total Power Shots Landed: 72 Total Jabs Thrown: 17 Total Jabs Landed: 6 Hironaka: Total Punches Thrown: 401 Total Punches Landed: 144 Total Head Shots Thrown: 312 Total Head Shots Landed: 113 Total Body Shots Thrown: 89 Total Body Shots Landed: 31 Total Power Shots Thrown: 271 Total Power Shots Landed: 100 Total Jabs Thrown: 130 Total Jabs Landed: 44