Tokuyama retains WBC super flyweight crown

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Masamori Tokuyama (L), a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident of Japan whose real name is Hong Chang Soo, outclasses fifth-ranked challenger Akihiko Nago (R) over 12 rounds in Osaka on Dec. 12 to retain the World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight title he won in August with a unanimous decision.

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