Tsutsumi Barely Edges Donaire, Keeps WBA 118lb Belt
By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon)
Unbeaten Japanese Seiya Tsutsumi (13-0-3, 8 KOs), 117.75, barely kept his WBA bantamweight belt as he eked out a hairline split decision (115-113, 117-111 for him, 112-116 against him) over veteran Filipino, WBA interim ruler Nonito Donaire (43-9, 28 KOs), 117.75. over twelve hard-fought heats on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. Donaire badly shook up Tsutsumi with strong rights in round four, but Seiya, a Gene Fulmer stylist, fought back hard from then on, scoring some important points down the stretch.
Promoter: Akihiko Honda’s Teiken Promotions.
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