Veeraphol keeps WBC bantamweight crown with draw

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion (R) of Thailand manages to hold onto the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown on Sept. 1 after fighting fourth-ranked Japanese challenger Toshiaki Nishioka to a draw. Veeraphol dominated in the middle of the 12-rounder at Yokohama Arena and then held on over the final three rounds to earn his seventh defense of the title he won from Japan's Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in December 1998.

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