By Jim Dower: WBA Super World super featherweight champion Jezreel Corrales (21-1-1, 8 KOs) defeated 37-year-old former WBA champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-2, 20 KOs) by a 12 round split decision on Saturday night to retain his WBA title at the Ota-City General Gymasium, in Tokyo, Japan. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 117-110 for Corrales and 114-113 for Uchiyama.
Takashi Uchiyama
Jezreel Corrales destroys Takashi Uchiyama
By Jim Dower:: In a surprise upset, #1 WBA challenger Jezreel Corrales (20-1-1, 8 KOs) of Panama, scored a 2nd round knockout win over long-standing WBA World super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-1-1, 20 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
The 24-year-old southpaw Corrales knocked the 36-year-old Uchiyama down three times in the 2nd round to get the stoppage. The fight was halted by referee Robert Hoyle after the third knockdown.
The official time of the stoppage was at 2:59 of the 2nd. Uchiyama was knocked down hard by a left hand to the head for the first knockdown of the 2nd round. Uchiyama was badly hurt from the shot and stayed down for a long time.
Uchiyama vs. Miura Rematch Can Answer: Who Is Japan’s Best Super Featherweight?
By Nate Estrada: Among the great boxers American audiences get to see on national networks, we have yet to see the arrival of several international boxers who deserve their American debut. Whether it’s on HBO, Showtime or the growing PBC, fans are still missing out on great fighters to watch.
Let alone the champions overseas who definitely deserve the spotlight. One boxer in particular is Japan’s very own WBA super featherweight champion, Takashi Uchiyama aka ‘KO Dynamite’ (24-0-1 20 KOs).
Uchiyama won the super featherweight title against Juan Carlos Salgado on January 11, 2010 with a TKO in the twelfth round. Ever since then, he has defended it 11 times. Most recently, he defended the belt against little known Oliver Flores and won with a vicious liver shot in the third round to get the TKO victory.
Is Nicholas Walters next for Takashi Uchiyama?
By Paul Lam: As expected, reigning WBA Super Featherweight Champion, Takashi Uchiyama, made short work of overmatched challenger, WBA number 6 Oliver Flores in his customary New Year’s Eve title defence. After an initial feeling out phase, Uchiyama started to connect with hard, accurate punches and, by the end of the second round, Flores was already marked up.
In the third round, Uchiyama sent Flores to the canvas with a wicked liver shot. Referee Luis Pabon dispensed with the count at 7 seconds, as it was clear that Flores was not getting up and he remained on the canvas for a few minutes before recovering sufficiently to get back on his feet.
Uchiyama destroys Flores
By Jim Dower: Undefeated WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-0-1, 20 KOs) made easy work of the hard hitting #6 WBA Oliver Flores (27-2-2, 17 KOs) in stopping him in the 3rd round of a scheduled 12 round fight on Thursday night at the Ota-City General Gymnasium, in Tokyo, Japan.
Takashi Uchiyama vs Oliver Flores: Preview and Prediction
By Paul Lam: Reigning WBA Super Featherweight Champion, Takashi Uchiyama (23-0-1, 19 KOs) makes his traditional New Year’s Eve title defence in his home city of Tokyo, Japan next week against WBA number 6, Oliver Flores (27-1-2, 17 KOs).
Uchiyama is universally recognized as the top super featherweight in the world and is a longstanding belt-holder in that division. Flores, fighting out of Leon, Nicaragua, will be making his first appearance in a world title bout. He has an impressive record with just a single loss in thirty fights, but will be taking a significant step up in class on 31st December.
Japan has a proud boxing history, particularly in the lower weight divisions where today it can boast no fewer than nine reigning world champions. Uchiyama may well be the best out of them.
Brahmer-Lakatos, Alexeev-Lebedev, Kentikian-Mucino on July 17th
By Erik Schmidt: This July 17th fight card is loaded with excellent fights, starting with World Boxing Organization (WBO light heavyweight champion Jürgen Brahmer (36-2, 29 KO’s) defending his title against Spanish challenger Alejandro Lakatos (31-5-2, 23 KO’s) in a scheduled 12 round bout at the Sport and congress Center, in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommem, Germany.