Japanese award winners for August named
Yesterday the East Japan Boxing Association announced the award winners for the month of August, a month that really didn't have the quantity of fights we usually see during a summer month in Japan.
The MVP for the month was Lightweight triple crown champion Shuichiro Yoshino (14-0, 11) [吉野 修一郎] who scored his latest defense of the Japanese national title, when he stopped Shuma Nakazato (10-2-3, 7) [仲里周磨] on August 12th. Whilst the performance wasn't one of Yoshino's best, and it did show he still has work to do before fighting for a world title, it was clearly one of the most important wins for a Japanese fighter during the month.
The Fighting Spirit award was won by Gakuya Furuhashi (28-8-1, 16) [古橋大輔], who won the award for his Japanese Super Bantamweight title defense against Seigo Hanamori (7-4, 5) [花森 成吾] on August 2nd, in what was a brilliantly entertaining war. Hanamori, to his credit, played his role in the fight, but was no real challenge for Furuhashi, who ground him down in a spectacularly entertaining, though short, bout.
The Newcomer award was won by the newly crowned Japanese Youth Minimumweight champion Shunsuke Isa (9-3-1, 1) [伊佐 春輔] took a razor thin split decision over Yuni Takada (8-8-2, 3) [高田 勇仁] early in the month.
The MVP for the month was Lightweight triple crown champion Shuichiro Yoshino (14-0, 11) [吉野 修一郎] who scored his latest defense of the Japanese national title, when he stopped Shuma Nakazato (10-2-3, 7) [仲里周磨] on August 12th. Whilst the performance wasn't one of Yoshino's best, and it did show he still has work to do before fighting for a world title, it was clearly one of the most important wins for a Japanese fighter during the month.
The Fighting Spirit award was won by Gakuya Furuhashi (28-8-1, 16) [古橋大輔], who won the award for his Japanese Super Bantamweight title defense against Seigo Hanamori (7-4, 5) [花森 成吾] on August 2nd, in what was a brilliantly entertaining war. Hanamori, to his credit, played his role in the fight, but was no real challenge for Furuhashi, who ground him down in a spectacularly entertaining, though short, bout.
The Newcomer award was won by the newly crowned Japanese Youth Minimumweight champion Shunsuke Isa (9-3-1, 1) [伊佐 春輔] took a razor thin split decision over Yuni Takada (8-8-2, 3) [高田 勇仁] early in the month.