The Japanese professional boxing super welterweight title match was held on the 8th at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Champion Yuichi Deda (40), Misako, won by TKO at 2 minutes and 44 seconds in the fifth round over Hisashi Kato (39), Kosaka Kumagai, who ranked third in his class. He made his third defense.
The battle between 40-year-olds and 39-year-olds was won by the champion who was one year older.
“In the end, I was able to beat them and win, so it was the result I had envisioned, but I didn’t do what I did, so it was a match that I have some things to reflect on.”
Ideda, who turned 40 years old the day before the match, continued to press Kato, who used his legs and outboxed from the first round. In the 4th inning, he was knocked down with a straight right hand, and then added a knockdown with a right hook to bring the fight to a close. Kato also countered with a hard left punch, but the referee intervened when he tried to land a straight right in the fifth inning.
In February, he successfully defended his title for the second time by defeating Masataka Kobayashi (Kakuebi Jewelry), who was ranked No. 1 in his class, by injury decision in the 7th round, 2-1. In May, their second child, their eldest son, Ryusho, was born. It was her first match after the birth of her first son, and she went into the match with full enthusiasm, thinking, “I have to win,” but she was disappointed that she was a little lazy and got hit a lot, and that she wasn’t able to lower her head and hit the ball.
His birthday was the day before the match, and his defense of the Japanese title at the age of 40 years and 1 day broke his previous record of 39 years, 4 months, and 6 days. “I’m not concerned about age. I want to defend my defense 10 times,” he said, indicating his intention to aim for a long-term defense.
The next match will be the strongest challenger deciding match (November 21st, Korakuen Hall) between Yasuomi Souda (36) = EBISUK’SBOX = 1st place in his class and Ryota Toyoshima (28) = Teiken = 2nd place in his class. He plans to take on the challenge next spring at the Champion Carnival, where the Japanese champions will hold designated matches. “I want to try it with Toyoshima,” Deda said, requesting a match against the former Oriental Pacific, WBO Asia Pacific, and Japanese welterweight champion.
The performance was streamed live on the video streaming service FOD Premium. As for the professional record, Ida has 36 wins, 19 wins (10 KOs), 16 losses, and 1 draw, while Kato has 27 wins, 12 wins (8 KOs), 13 losses, and 2 draws. (Yosuke Ozaki)
Source: Japanese