By Joe Koizumi
Photographs by Naoki Fukuda
Who’s the subsequent Japanese star-to-be following the footstep of “Monster” Naoya Inoue? This reporter declines to explain a well-worn phrase “genius” to any shiny prospect. How can we predict this boy can be world champ or famous person? Yours really, nonetheless, repent of my failure to report Monster Inoue’s professional debut intimately in 2012? Twelve years later a really shiny prospect efficiently made an expert debut on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan. Hello supervisor, promoter and ex-world champ Hideyuki Ohashi had exaggeratedly emphasised outstanding abilities of Yuta Sakai (1-0, 1 KO), 117.75, who this night time scored a really spectacular victory over Korean #3 tremendous bantam Ji-Yong Kim (3-2-1, 1 KO), 117.75, at 1:20 of the second spherical in a scheduled six.
Previously seven-time nationwide beginner titlist Sakai, 19, had gained the gold medal on the planet youth championship in 2022. His beginner mark was so good as 50-2, 7 stoppages. Sakai shortly floored Kim with a southpaw proper hook in spherical one, and swarmed over him with a fusillade of punches within the second with a towel fluttering in from the loser’s nook. Yuta Sakai is moderately tall as a bantamweight at 5’8”, fast-punching and quick-moving with seemingly splendid reflexes. He could also be price watching.
Promoter: Ohashi Promotions.
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