Hiroto Kyoguchi W12 Tanawat Nakoon... In the Chiba, Japan co-feature, WBA 108-pound champion Hiroto Kyoguchi successfully defended his belt against Thailand’s Tanawat Nakoon. Kyoguchi apologized to the crowd after winning a unanimous decision by scores of 117-112 and 117-111 (twice). He was quoted as saying, “I feel sorry for showing such a boring match. Regardless of how tough he was, it was my plan to completely outperform him. It was a poorer performance by me than the judgments showed.” Kyoguchi, a two-division champion, is now 13-0, while Nakoon heads home at 11-1. The 25-year-old Kyoguchi now wants a unification fight vs. WBC champion Ken Shiro.

 

Miyo Yoshida W10 Casey Morton... In a female super flyweight bout contested on the same show, Miyo Yoshida won the vacant WBO title by defeating Casey Morton of the United States via unanimous decision. Scorecards: 100-90 (twice) and 99-91. Yoshida is now 13-1, while Morton is 8-1-3. source for both results: japan times, wbo and kyodo