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Japan - Middleweights - Quarter-Finals
Quarter-Finals:
Shinji Takehara vs Benkei Fujikura - After some serious back and forth action in the first 3 rounds, Takehara landed a solid hook that laid Fujikura out for the count!
Naotaka Hozumi vs Takao Maemizo - Hozumi wastes little time, coming out and smoking Maemizo at 1:35 in the 1st round!
Yoshihiru Araki vs Masao Gondo - This was a back and forth bout that saw Araki score a knockdown in the 1st then had Gondo scoring 3 knockdowns along the way. Still, I had it 8-7 for Araki while the judges had it 8-7 Gondo, 8-7 Araki, 9-6 for the winner by split decision Masao Gondo!
Fumio Kaizu vs Hachiro Tatsumi - Kaizu built up an insurmoutable lead by pursuing Tatsumi relentlessly throughout. That almost backfired in the 15th round when he walked into a right cross that floored him for a 9 count! He made it up and held on for the 9-6, 9-5, 8-7 decision.
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