In the main event, Kenshiro Teraji kept his WBA and WBC light flyweight titles by a hairline majority decision over a very strong Carlos Canizales in a fight that will be in consideration for fight of the year around this time next year.
Both fighters scored knockdowns, Teraji's in the second round, Canizales in the third with Teraji's the more serious of the two.
Teraji had a slight edge in most of the rounds but Canizales often used the tactic of rallying late in rounds to attempt to sway the judges in close rounds.
Teraji gave away the final two rounds on my card but still had enough to win on my card 114-112 which was the same of two judges with the dissenting vote at 113-113.
An excellent fight and one that deserves a rematch should Teraji be unable to reach a bigger fight.
The co-feature saw an upset as Seigo Yuri Akui took the WBA flyweight title from long-time champion Artem Dalakian by a disputed unanimous decision.
The fight was very dull with Dalakian constantly moving away with Akui coming forward but mostly ineffectively.
I thought Dalakian clearly won but I've always thought that sooner or later, boxers that fight off the back foot eventually will get screwed on the scorecards because judges simply don't like the appearance of avoiding engagement.
Scores were 116-112, 117-111, and a shocking 119-109 card for Akui.
I thought Dalakian won at 116-112 and deserves a rematch, although it likely will not be any more exciting than this one.
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