Ito over-comes swollen right eye to stop Manakane!
Earlier today at the Korakuen Hall fight fans had the chance to see former WBO Super Featherweight champion Masayuki Ito (26-2-1, 14) [伊藤 雅雪] pick up his latest win, as he defeated Indonesian Ruben Manakane (25-19-1, 14), despite suffering a badly swollen right eye.
Ito took control of the bout early with his jab, keeping the smaller man at range and targeting his body. To his credit Manakane showed his toughness early on, and had a break through in round 2, albeit an accidental one, as a headclash left Ito with a swollen right eye. The damage to Ito's face left him struggling to gauge things slightly, and he was caught with some other hand shots from Manakane as a result.
Despite the effort from Manakane he was never landing enough to take a round from Ito, who showed composure despite the injury. In round 4 Ito dropped Manakane for the first time. Manakane got through round 5 with no issues but was dropped again in round 6, from a big straight hand. Manakane got applause by getting up, after the second knockdown, but was dropped again and the referee waved off after the third knockdown of the fight.
For fans wanting to watch this, it won't be made available until close to the end of the month, with Fuji TV set to air it on September 28th.
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Ito took control of the bout early with his jab, keeping the smaller man at range and targeting his body. To his credit Manakane showed his toughness early on, and had a break through in round 2, albeit an accidental one, as a headclash left Ito with a swollen right eye. The damage to Ito's face left him struggling to gauge things slightly, and he was caught with some other hand shots from Manakane as a result.
Despite the effort from Manakane he was never landing enough to take a round from Ito, who showed composure despite the injury. In round 4 Ito dropped Manakane for the first time. Manakane got through round 5 with no issues but was dropped again in round 6, from a big straight hand. Manakane got applause by getting up, after the second knockdown, but was dropped again and the referee waved off after the third knockdown of the fight.
For fans wanting to watch this, it won't be made available until close to the end of the month, with Fuji TV set to air it on September 28th.
(Image courtesy of boxmob.jp)