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Japan - Jr. Bantamweights - Quarter-Finals
Quarter-Finals:
Jiro Watanabe vs Jackal Maruyama - After 2 close action packed rounds, Watanabe connects with the knockdown punch in the 3rd then poured it on until the referee ended it for the TKO!
Katsuya Onizuka vs Prosper Matsuura - Dominating performance by Onizuka saw Matsuura on the canvas in the 1st round then cut badly in the 2nd. The gash reopened in the 4th to formally end a fight that was an obvious mismatch. Score it a 4th round TKO for Onizuka.
Hiroshi Kawashima vs Hidenobu Honda - Brutal fight that saw Honda down and both men sporting serious cuts. Honda started fast and built up a lead, but Kawashima came roaring back to even things when in the 12th his cut reopened. The ring doctor ordered the bout stopped handing Honda the 12th round TKO! Honda was up 6-5 on all 3 cards through 11.
Satoshi Iida vs Nobuo Nashiro - Defensive battle between to boxers that didn't wish to mix it up much. It went to the judges who had it 9-5, 7-7, 8-5 for the winner Iida.
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