In one of the Biggest Bantamweight fights of all time Hozumi Hasegawa 28-3(12) squared off against Fernando Montiel 41-2-2(31). The fight too place in Nihon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan in front of Hasegawa’s adoring fans. For the first three rounds saw Hasegawa box smartly and picking off Montiel with smooth combination however late in the fourth Montiel threw a picture perfect right hand as Hasegawa was coming in doubling the impact. Hasegawa’s knee’s dipped and he went reeling backwards, Montiel could smell blood he chased Hasegawa to the ropes where he unloaded several more shots. With Hasegawa seemingly out on his feet referee Laurence Cole called the fight off at 2.59 of the fourth round. With the win Montiel 31, added the WBC title to the WBO crown he already held.
On the undercard Toshiaki Nishioka 36-4-3(23) retained his WBC Super Bantamweight title when he stopped previously unbeaten Filipino Balweg Bangoyan 15-1(6) in the fifth round.
Come backing Takahiro Aoh 19-2-1(9) won his second fight up at Super Featherweight since he moved up from Featherweight after losing the WBC title to Elio Rojas last summer. Aoh beat two time former World title challenger Whyber Garcia 22-8(15) when he stopped him in 8.
