ESPN+ / Lemino Boxing: Naoya Inoue vs. Ye Joon Kim & Jin Sasaki vs. Shoki Sakai RBR

I've already revised loads for it and it got moved back to next week, so I'm good. It's only a prelim anyhow, it's nothing that determines a final grade or anything like that.

 

First round for Tsubasa Narai vs Kai Watanabe

 

1: Narai 10-9 Watanabe - Close and cagey start from both. Narai coming forward and Watanabe ready to counter.

 

I've got Narai 2 ahead and think Watanabe looks really uncomfortable with Narai's pressure.

 

1: Narai 10-9 Watanabe - Close and cagey start from both. Narai coming forward and Watanabe ready to counter.
2: Narai 9-10 Watanabe - Both men willing to trade but Watanabe looked to land the cleaner shots.

 

Watanabe rocked and on jelly legs in the 3rd. Narai smothers and rushes his work and fails to capitalise but the momentum is clearly in his favour.

 

1: Narai 10-9 Watanabe - Close and cagey start from both. Narai coming forward and Watanabe ready to counter.
2: Narai 9-10 Watanabe - Both men willing to trade but Watanabe looked to land the cleaner shots.
3: Narai 10-9 Watanabe - Narai landed some big shots - Watanabe went down but not ruled a knockdown ?? Watanabe down again but still no Knockdown! Good round...

 

Very nice round for Tsubasa Narai he is a very talented boxer !

 

Bro the first time he almoes goes down but he was pushed and the second time he slipped

 

Watanabe boxed well behind the jab in the 4th.

 

1: Narai 10-9 Watanabe - Close and cagey start from both. Narai coming forward and Watanabe ready to counter.
2: Narai 9-10 Watanabe - Both men willing to trade but Watanabe looked to land the cleaner shots.
3: Narai 10-9 Watanabe - Narai landed some big shots - Watanabe went down but not ruled a knockdown ?? Watanabe down again but still no Knockdown! Good round...
4: Narai 9-10 - Watanabe looked to be much steadier.

 

What is amazing is that Tsubasa Narai in the French interview said that he works as a metal beam welder because he can't live with boxing in Tokyo.

 

Watanabe doing well to gain control of this fight.

 

1: Narai 10-9 Watanabe - Close and cagey start from both. Narai coming forward and Watanabe ready to counter.
2: Narai 9-10 Watanabe - Both men willing to trade but Watanabe looked to land the cleaner shots.
3: Narai 10-9 Watanabe - Narai landed some big shots - Watanabe went down but not ruled a knockdown ?? Watanabe down again but still no Knockdown! Good round...
4: Narai 9-10 - Watanabe looked to be much steadier.
5: Narai 9-10 - Watanabe more in control.

 

Let's go Watanabe!