Former national champion Nakagawa stops Nasu in 7!
Just moments ago in Sumida fight fans saw former Japanese Super Flyweight champion Kenta Nakagawa (17-3-1, 12) [中川健太] score one of his most important wins to date, stopping youngster Rysouke Nasu (10-5-3, 2) [那須亮祐] in the 7th round.
The bout had been a mostly uneventful one. The pace seemed to set by Nasu's speed and his jab, and it was a bout that never really gelled. In fact despite being mostly free of clinches it was just not catching fire at all.
It seemed like Nakagawa was trying to lure youngster in for a counter left hand, but Nasu's speed and feints were giving Nakagawa a tough time reading him and causing further issues with how the bout was to watch. Though awkward to see it always seemed like Nakagawa's power could play a major factor, at some point.
As the fight went on Nasu's confidence began to to grow, he started to become more aggressive, trying to make his work clearly and out work the older man. That came with added risks and part way through round 7 Nakagawa finally landed one of his vaunted power shots, a big left hand, that sent Nasu down in Nakagawa's own corner. The referee began a count but it wasn't concluded as Nasu's team tossed in the towel and tended to their man.
Their was a few worrying scenes, given how long Nasu was down, and it did seem like Nakagawa was worried for his foe for a few minutes, but Nasu would manage to leave the ring under his own steam.
This is the second time Nasu has been stopped, with the first coming in the 2016 to Masamichi Yabuki in the West Japan Rookie of the Year final. As for Nakagawa this is a 4th straight win since losing the Japanese title to Ryuichi Funai just over 2 years ago.
The bout had been a mostly uneventful one. The pace seemed to set by Nasu's speed and his jab, and it was a bout that never really gelled. In fact despite being mostly free of clinches it was just not catching fire at all.
It seemed like Nakagawa was trying to lure youngster in for a counter left hand, but Nasu's speed and feints were giving Nakagawa a tough time reading him and causing further issues with how the bout was to watch. Though awkward to see it always seemed like Nakagawa's power could play a major factor, at some point.
As the fight went on Nasu's confidence began to to grow, he started to become more aggressive, trying to make his work clearly and out work the older man. That came with added risks and part way through round 7 Nakagawa finally landed one of his vaunted power shots, a big left hand, that sent Nasu down in Nakagawa's own corner. The referee began a count but it wasn't concluded as Nasu's team tossed in the towel and tended to their man.
Their was a few worrying scenes, given how long Nasu was down, and it did seem like Nakagawa was worried for his foe for a few minutes, but Nasu would manage to leave the ring under his own steam.
This is the second time Nasu has been stopped, with the first coming in the 2016 to Masamichi Yabuki in the West Japan Rookie of the Year final. As for Nakagawa this is a 4th straight win since losing the Japanese title to Ryuichi Funai just over 2 years ago.