By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

Former champ Kimika Miyoshi (16-13-1, 6 KOs), 125.25, regained the Japanese female featherweight belt as she scored a unanimous decision (all 58-56) over defending titlist Yoshie Wakasa (7-3, 2 KOs), 125.5, over a hard-fought six on Monday in Tokyo, Japan.  It was Wakasa that had dethroned the more experienced ruler Miyoshi by an upset decision in November 2020.  Their grudge fight saw Miyoshi, 38, utilize more jabs than Wakasa, 33, scoring with more accurate inside shots to the onrushing champ.

This show was dedicated to former WBA 105-pound champ Keitaro Hoshino who recently passed away last October in Okinawa.  People at the Korakuen Hall mourned over his early passing as his manager and today’s co-promoter Susumu Hanagata (ex-WBA flyweight titleholder) said, “Hoshino was my pupil, still young at 52, who might have been able to cultivate a second Hoshino after him.  May his soul rest in peace.”

Promoter: Dangan Aoki Promotions.

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