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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Kei Shirai vs Hiro Shimamoto

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Kanagawa promoted show at PACIFICO Yokohama Exhibition Hall, Yokohama,  taking place on 14/07/2025:

Clearly AI Japan-Kanagawa 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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Kei Shirai (1 - 0) who hails from Hachioji, Japan and Hiro Shimamoto(1 - 3 - 3) from Tokyo, Japan.  Both Shirai and Shimamoto weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Nori Okuma, and the three ringside judges are Daiki Takayama, Hajime Oh and Raiden Yamaoka.  

Round 1: 

Shirai lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shimamoto tries to step out of his opponents range.  Shirai hits home with a cross.  
Shirai switches the action to the outside.  Shirai feints a cross, tricking Shimamoto into throwing a left hook counter.  Shirai is waiting for the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shirai tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shirai is on target with a jab.  
Shirai tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Shirai sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Shirai steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Shirai is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shirai throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Shirai throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Shimamoto steps away from his opponent.  Shirai lands a sharp jab.  
Shimamoto steps to the outside.  Shirai is on target with a jab.  
Shirai lands a ramrod jab.  
Shirai finds the target with a jab.  
Shirai tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a stinging jab.  
Shirai finds the target with a solid jab.  
Shirai lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Shimamoto throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Shirai steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shirai switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Shirai tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Shimamoto's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Shimamoto's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Shimamoto's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Shirai: 
Jabs Thrown: 40                            
Jabs Landed: 22                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 61                            
Head Shots Landed: 38                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Shimamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Shirai tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Shirai lands two consecutive straights to his opponents body.  
Shirai lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Shirai lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shirai drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Shirai switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Shirai throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shirai is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Shirai steps to the outside and finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Shirai lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Shirai is on target with a cross.  
Shirai steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Shirai lands a jab.  
Shimamoto tries to keep the action at long range.  Shirai lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Shirai is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Shimamoto manages to force Shirai onto the ropes.  Shirai hits home with a firm cross.  
Shimamoto attempts to land a cross, but Shirai slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shirai switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Shirai connects with an overhand left.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Shirai's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Shirai: 
Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 53                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Shimamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Shirai steps to the outside and hits home with a stinging jab.  
Shirai lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Shirai is on target with a cross.  
Shirai finds the target with a solid jab.  
Shirai lands a jab, cross and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Shirai tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Shimamoto tries to keep the action at long range.  Shirai hits home with a solid cross.  
Shirai drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Shirai lands a stiff jab.  
Shirai lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Shirai sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Shirai steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Shirai lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shirai steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Shirai lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Shirai attempts to land an overhand left, but Shimamoto blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shirai lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shirai feints a jab, and then hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Shirai switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Shirai sidesteps to the right of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Shirai finds the target with a solid jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Shimamoto's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 3 Statistics
Shirai: 
Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Jabs Landed: 38                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 70                            
Head Shots Landed: 52                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Shimamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Shirai gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Shirai tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Shirai pivots to the right of his opponent.  Shimamoto tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Shirai lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Shirai is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands two overhand rights followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Shirai feints a right hook, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Shirai sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Shirai is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shimamoto switches the action to the outside.  Shirai lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Shirai quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands a cross.  
Shimamoto walks Shirai down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Shimamoto is not fighting as well as he'd like.   He steps in close and swings a low uppercut into Shirai's groin!  The ref halts the action and sends Shirai to the neutral corner.    He warns Shimamoto that he is heading for a point deduction.  
Shirai is on target with a jab to Shimamoto's body.  
Shimamoto steps away from his opponent.  Shirai lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Shirai steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Shirai closes the distance.  Shirai hits home with a right hook.  Shirai wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Shimamoto dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Shirai is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  
Shirai throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Shirai closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Shirai is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Shirai hits home with a cross.  
Shirai circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Shimamoto tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Shirai's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 4 Statistics
Shirai: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 31                            
Head Shots Thrown: 63                            
Head Shots Landed: 47                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Shimamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Shirai gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent avoids the shot.  Shirai ties up his opponent.  Shirai is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee warns Shirai and breaks the clinch.  
Shirai steps inside and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  Shirai ties up his opponent.  Shimamoto pushes his forearm into Shirai's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Shimamoto.  
Shirai lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Shimamoto attempts to land a jab, but Shirai dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Shirai pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Shirai gets on the inside.  Shimamoto throws a right uppercut, but Shirai ties up his opponent.  Shirai leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Shimamoto tries to keep the action at long range.  Shirai feints a right hook, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Shirai lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Shimamoto sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Shimamoto throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Shirai closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Shimamoto on the ropes.  Shirai pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Shimamoto hits home with a cross.  
Shirai advances into close range and lands two right hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Shirai closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Shimamoto steps to the outside.  Shirai feints a right hook, and then tries to land a jab, but Shimamoto slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shirai lands with a stiff jab.  
Shirai advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Shirai: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Shimamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Shirai connects with a solid right hook.  Shirai ties up his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Shirai lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Shirai lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Shirai hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Shirai sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Shirai walks Shimamoto down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Shirai is on target with a left uppercut.  
Shirai lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Shirai holds on to his opponent.  Shimamoto uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Shirai behind the head. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Shirai pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Shirai walks his opponent into a corner.  Shirai is on target with a right hook to Shimamoto's ribcage.  
Shirai sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Shimamoto lands a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Shirai: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Shimamoto: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Hachioji, Japan.... Kei Shirai

Fight Statistics
Shirai: 
Total Punches Thrown: 344                           
Total Punches Landed: 221                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 306                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 203                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 38                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 188                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 119                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 156                           
Total Jabs Landed: 102                           

Shimamoto: 
Total Punches Thrown: 93                            
Total Punches Landed: 9                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 75                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 76                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Total Jabs Landed: 0