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Tatsuyoshi to meet Avila in Sept.

OSAKA, Japan - Former three-time World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi speaks to reporters in Osaka on Aug. 5 about his upcoming nontitle match against Mexican Julio Cesar Avila in September.

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(2)Former champ Tatsuyoshi stops Thailand's Ploenchit

OSAKA, Japan - Former World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi acknowledges fans on Dec. 15 after beating Thailand's Sean Sor Ploenchit, the former World Boxing Association flyweight champion, with a technical knockout to mark a comeback victory after more than three years.

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(1)Former champ Tatsuyoshi stops Thailand's Ploenchit

OSAKA, Japan - Former World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (R) peppers Thailand's Sean Sor Ploenchit, the former World Boxing Association flyweight champion, with a hard blow in the third round at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Dec. 15. Tatsuyoshi beat Ploenchit with a technical knockout to mark a comeback victory after more than three years.

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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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Boxer Tatsuyoshi retires

OSAKA, Japan - Popular Japanese boxer Joichiro Tatsuyoshi announces his retirement in Osaka on Aug. 30, one day after he was defeated by champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion of Thailand in the World Boxing Council bantamweight title match at Osaka Dome.

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Thai champion stops Tatsuyoshi in WBC title fight

OSAKA, Japan - Joichiro Tatsuyoshi goes limp after taking punishment from champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion of Thailand who stopped the popular Japanese challenger in the seventh round to retain his World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown on Aug. 29. Veeraphol, who flattened Tatsuyoshi for the title last December, stung the third-ranked challenger repeatedly with sharp jabs and right crosses throughout their fight at Osaka Dome before American referee Richard Steele stepped in to stop the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round.

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Tatsuyoshi defeats Ayala

WBC bantamweight world champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (R) lifts top-ranked challenger Paul Ayala of the United States after winning a unanimous technical decision after the scheduled 12-rounder was stopped midway due to a cut over the champion's right eye. Asked by Ayala for a rematch immediately after the bout, Tatsuyoshi raised his fist, saying, ''Yeah.'' The match took place at the Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23.

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Tatsuyoshi to meet Avila in Sept.

OSAKA, Japan - Former three-time World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi speaks to reporters in Osaka on Aug. 5 about his upcoming nontitle match against Mexican Julio Cesar Avila in September. (Kyodo)

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(2)Former champ Tatsuyoshi stops Thailand's Ploenchit

OSAKA, Japan - Former World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi acknowledges fans on Dec. 15 after beating Thailand's Sean Sor Ploenchit, the former World Boxing Association flyweight champion, with a technical knockout to mark a comeback victory after more than three years. (Kyodo)

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(1)Former champ Tatsuyoshi stops Thailand's Ploenchit

OSAKA, Japan - Former World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (R) peppers Thailand's Sean Sor Ploenchit, the former World Boxing Association flyweight champion, with a hard blow in the third round at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on Dec. 15. Tatsuyoshi beat Ploenchit with a technical knockout to mark a comeback victory after more than three years. (Kyodo)

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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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Boxer Tatsuyoshi retires

OSAKA, Japan - Popular Japanese boxer Joichiro Tatsuyoshi announces his retirement in Osaka on Aug. 30, one day after he was defeated by champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion of Thailand in the World Boxing Council bantamweight title match at Osaka Dome.

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Thai champion stops Tatsuyoshi in WBC title fight+

OSAKA, Japan - Joichiro Tatsuyoshi goes limp after taking punishment from champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion of Thailand who stopped the popular Japanese challenger in the seventh round to retain his World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown on Aug. 29. Veeraphol, who flattened Tatsuyoshi for the title last December, stung the third-ranked challenger repeatedly with sharp jabs and right crosses throughout their fight at Osaka Dome before American referee Richard Steele stepped in to stop the fight 44 seconds into the seventh round.

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Tatsuyoshi defeats Ayala

WBC bantamweight world champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (R) lifts top-ranked challenger Paul Ayala of the United States after winning a unanimous technical decision after the scheduled 12-rounder was stopped midway due to a cut over the champion's right eye. Asked by Ayala for a rematch immediately after the bout, Tatsuyoshi raised his fist, saying, ''Yeah.'' The match took place at the Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23. ==Kyodo