Watanabe takes OPBF super welterweight title

SOUTHPAW Akinori Watanabe of Japan took away the Orient and Pacific

Boxing Federation (OPBF) super welterweight title from defending

champion Jung Kyoung Lee of South Korea last Aug. 11 at the Grand Hilton

Hotel in Seoul, South Korea.The 34-year old Watanabe registered his 38th

win and the 32th knockout against 7 loss and 1 draw. Lee, on the other hand

suffered his 3rd loss against 7 wins and 1 draw.Watanabe, nicknamed

“Ushiwakamaru Akibei” earlier won OPBF welterweight and vacant PABA

super welterweight titles in 2013.Meanwhile, Cameroonian Tae San Kil of

South Korea TKO’d Jin Hyuk Kim of the 4th round of the super

middleweight division.The promoter is Yeo Jeong Kim of TAP Management

for Athletes. (Lito delos Reyes)

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