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Sakata stops Parra in 3rd, becomes WBA flyweight champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takefumi Sakata shows his trophies and champion belt after winning the WBA flyweight title by defeating Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the third round with a technical knockout at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on March 19. Parra was stripped of the crown a day earlier for failing to make the weight.

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Sakata stops Parra in 3rd, becomes WBA flyweight champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takefumi Sakata (R) faces Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the first round of their WBA flyweight title match at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on March 19. Sakata won the match by a technical knockout in the third round.

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Sakata fails in bid to win WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Takefumi Sakata (L) gets punched in the face by champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the 10th round in his bid to claim the WBA flyweight title at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on Sept. 19. He lost a close decision to Parra.

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Kawashima to defend WBC crown in world title doubleheader

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese WBC super flyweight champion Katsushige Kawashima (R) who will face top-ranked American Jose Navarro poses at a press conference on Oct. 21 along with Trash Nakanuma (L) who will take on Venezuelan WBA flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra in a world title doubleheader at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Jan. 3.

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Parra defeats Sakata in WBA flyweight championship

TOKYO, Japan - World Boxing Association flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela (L) throws a punch at Takefumi Sakata of Japan in their 12-round title bout at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on June 4. Parra won 2-0 on a points decision.

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Kawashima to defend WBC crown in world title doubleheader

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese WBC super flyweight champion Katsushige Kawashima (R) who will face top-ranked American Jose Navarro poses at a press conference on Oct. 21 along with Trash Nakanuma (L) who will take on Venezuelan WBA flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra in a world title doubleheader at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Jan. 3. (Kyodo)

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Sakata fails in bid to win WBA flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Takefumi Sakata (L) gets punched in the face by champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the 10th round in his bid to claim the WBA flyweight title at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on Sept. 19. He lost a close decision to Parra. (Kyodo)

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Sakata stops Parra in 3rd, becomes WBA flyweight champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takefumi Sakata shows his trophies and champion belt after winning the WBA flyweight title by defeating Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the third round with a technical knockout at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on March 19. Parra was stripped of the crown a day earlier for failing to make the weight. (Kyodo)

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Sakata stops Parra in 3rd, becomes WBA flyweight champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takefumi Sakata (R) faces Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela in the first round of their WBA flyweight title match at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on March 19. Sakata won the match by a technical knockout in the third round. (Kyodo)

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Parra defeats Sakata in WBA flyweight championship

TOKYO, Japan - World Boxing Association flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra of Venezuela (L) throws a punch at Takefumi Sakata of Japan in their 12-round title bout at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on June 4. Parra won 2-0 on a points decision. (Kyodo)