Boxing: Naito keeps WBC flyweight title
Associated Press
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TOKYO — Daisuke Naito of Japan successfully defended his WBC flyweight title on Wednesday with a technical knockout of Tomonobu Shimizu.
Naito was on the defensive in the opening rounds but quickly recovered and stopped Shimizu in the 10th round with a flurry of punches for his third title defense.
Naito improved to a record of 33 wins (21KOs), two defeats and three draws.
Also, Takefumi Sakata defended his WBA flyweight title with a unanimous decision over Hiroyuki Hisataka.
Sakata improved to 33-4 with two draws. The judges scored the fight 116-112, 117-111, 118-111.