Nicaraguan KO artist Roman Gonzalez (21-0, 19 KOs), 104.5, captured the WBA 105-pound belt as he kept stalking defending champ Yutaka Niiida (23-2-3, 9 KOs), 104.25, Japan, from the outset and closed his right optic so completely that the referee had it examined by a ringside physician and wisely declared a halt at 1:59 of the fourth round on Monday in Yokohama, Japan read more ...

...after 2 minutes, 1 second of the 10th round when Niida inadvertently head butted Gijon, opening a cut above his right eye. Two judges scored the bout 96-95 for Niida while the other gave it to the challenger 97-93. Niida improved to 19-1-1 with eight knockouts. Gijon dropped to 21-1-1 with 13 KOs. Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan kept his WBC bantamweight title Sunday with a read more ...

Longtime WBC bantamweight champion Veeraphol Nakhonluang was been dethroned by Hozomi Hasegawa. The bout was part of a world title twinbill that took place in Tokyo, Japan. The new champ Hasegawa won by scores of 115-113, 115-113, 116-112. Veeraphol faltered in what was his 15th title defense. In the other world title bout, WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida took a unanimous decision over Kim Jae Won to retain his 105lb belt... read more ...