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Japan's Hasegawa retains WBC title with TKO win

KOBE, Japan - Japan's Hozumi Hasegawa jumps in celebration after successfully defending his WBC bantamweight title for the second time with a technical knockout win over Thai challenger Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion at Kobe World Hall on March 25.

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Japan's Hasegawa retains WBC title with TKO win

KOBE, Japan - Japan's Hozumi Hasegawa holds his son Daisho after successfully defending his WBC bantamweight title with a technical knockout win over Thai challenger Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion at Kobe World Hall on March 25.

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Hasegawa to face Veeraphol in WBC title rematch

KOBE, Japan - WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa poses at a press conference in Kobe on Jan. 18 after announcing he will face Thai challenger Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion in Kobe on March 25.

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Hasegawa defeats Veeraphol to claim WBC crown

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Hozumi Hasegawa stunned Thai champion Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion with a unanimous decision to capture the WBC bantamweight title in Tokyo on April 16.

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Four boxers ready for title bouts

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kim Jae Won of South Korea, Yutaka Niida of Japan, Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan and Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion of Thailand pose for photos on April 14 prior to their title bouts in Tokyo on April 16.

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Challenger Nishioka beaten by Veeraphol

SAITAMA, Japan - WBC bantamweight challenger Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan (R) is hit by champion Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion of Thailand in the 6th round of the title match in Saitama on March 6. Nishioka lost a unanimous decision (116-110, 117-109, 118-109) in a 12-rounder in his fourth world title challenge.

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Veeraphol retains bantamweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Thailand's Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion (L) attacks Japanese top-ranked contender Toshiaki Nishioka in the third round of a bantamweight title match on Oct. 4 in Tokyo. Veeraphol retained his title in a draw.

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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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WBC champion Veeraphol connects in title defense

TAKASAGO, Japan - Champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion of Thailand scores with a right against eighth-ranked challenger Toshiaki Nishioka on his way to retaining his World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown by unanimous decision June 25. Veerphol made his fourth successful title defense at Takasago municipal gymnasium in Hyogo Prefecture.

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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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Four boxers ready for title bouts

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kim Jae Won of South Korea, Yutaka Niida of Japan, Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan and Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion of Thailand pose for photos on April 14 prior to their title bouts in Tokyo on April 16. (Kyodo)

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Hasegawa defeats Veeraphol to claim WBC crown

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Hozumi Hasegawa stunned Thai champion Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion with a unanimous decision to capture the WBC bantamweight title in Tokyo on April 16. (Kyodo)

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Hasegawa to face Veeraphol in WBC title rematch

KOBE, Japan - WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa poses at a press conference in Kobe on Jan. 18 after announcing he will face Thai challenger Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion in Kobe on March 25. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Hasegawa retains WBC title with TKO win

KOBE, Japan - Japan's Hozumi Hasegawa holds his son Daisho after successfully defending his WBC bantamweight title with a technical knockout win over Thai challenger Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion at Kobe World Hall on March 25. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Hasegawa retains WBC title with TKO win

KOBE, Japan - Japan's Hozumi Hasegawa jumps in celebration after successfully defending his WBC bantamweight title for the second time with a technical knockout win over Thai challenger Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion at Kobe World Hall on March 25. (Kyodo)

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Challenger Nishioka beaten by Veeraphol

SAITAMA, Japan - WBC bantamweight challenger Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan (R) is hit by champion Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion of Thailand in the 6th round of the title match in Saitama on March 6. Nishioka lost a unanimous decision (116-110, 117-109, 118-109) in a 12-rounder in his fourth world title challenge. (Kyodo)

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Veeraphol retains bantamweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Thailand's Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion (L) attacks Japanese top-ranked contender Toshiaki Nishioka in the third round of a bantamweight title match on Oct. 4 in Tokyo. Veeraphol retained his title in a draw. (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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WBC champion Veeraphol connects in title defense

TAKASAGO, Japan - Champion Veeraphol Nakonluangpromotion of Thailand scores with a right against eighth-ranked challenger Toshiaki Nishioka on his way to retaining his World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight crown by unanimous decision June 25. Veerphol made his fourth successful title defense at Takasago municipal gymnasium in Hyogo Prefecture.

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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.