Naoya Inoue retained the undisputed Super Bantamweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Alan Picasso in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Inoue, 121.5 lbs of Yokohama, JAP won by scores of 120-108, 119-111, and 117-111 and is now 32-0. Picasso, 121.1 lbs of Mexico is 32-1-1.
Nakatani Decisions Hernandez
Junto Nakatani won a 12-round unanimous decision over Sebastian Hernandez in a super bantamweight bout.
Nakatani landed 297 of 837 punches. Hernandez was 273 of 921.
Nakatani, 121.6 lbs of Japan won by scores of 118-110 and 115-113 twice and is snow 32-0. Hernandez of Tijuana, MEX is 20-1.
With the wins by Inoue and Nakatani, it sets up a spring showdown between the two Japanese stars.
Garcia Wins Split Decision over Imanaga
Eridson Garcia won a 10-round split decision over previously undefeated Taiga Imnaga in a lightweight bout,
In round eight, Garcia dropped Imanaga with a crushing right hook to the jaw. That was the difference as Garcia won two cards by 96-93 and 95-94 tallies while Imanaga took a card 95-94.
Garcia landed 116 of 379 punches. Imanaga was 115 of 373,
Garcia, 134.5 lbs of Santo Domingo, DR is now 23-1. Imanaga, 134.1 lbs of Osaka, JAP is 9-1.
Tsutsumi stops Quintana in 4
Reito Tsutsumi stopped Leobardo Quintana in round four of a eight-round junior lightweight fight.
In round three, Tsutsumi was bleeding from the nose. In round four, Tsutsumi landed a big left that was foillowed by two rights to the head that put Quintana down and the fight was over at 1:14.
Tsutsumi, 129.7 lbs of Tokyo is 4-0 with three knockouts. Quintana, 129.8 lbs of Mexicali, MEX is 12-2.
