Has anyone seen this Koji Sato guy?

Koki kameda

 

Toyota,Kawasaki,Mitsubishi,Honda there all good cars.

 

I have seen Kameda, he is very good.. going places..

 

Like the US? :think:huh

 

he said he'll fight there soon.. you just wait

 

Figured I'd bump this since it looks like Sato's getting a shot at Sturm next. Are there any firsthand reports on him?

 

A couple of reports:

http://www.ring-japan.com/ori07/ori070318-2.htm
http://www.ring-japan.com/ori08/ori080618.htm
http://insideboxing.com/Espanol/Hisao/koji_sato.htm (in Spanish only)

 

thanks brick :thumbsup. I had no idea Mike McCallum was training him...

 

I guess we'll find out soon. He is fighting Felix Sturm in April according to boxrec.

 

Hope he has what it takes to at least make it a fight...

 

is there a regional middleweight belt in asia?

i guess rated boxers come only form japan and korea

 

Yes there is, it's called the OPBF and is a little bit like the NABF used to be here- a respected regional belt and a logical stepping stone for anyone looking to get themselves a world title shot. The majority of Japanese champs/championship contenders hold it at one point or another on their way up, and Sato falls under that group as well. He's defended it 4 or 5 times now. Winning the Japanese title carries a bit of weight in the lower classes, too. Nobuo Nashiro, Daisuke Naito, Koki Kameda, Takefumi Sakata, are all either current or former beltholders that held either the Japanese or OPBF titles before getting their world shot, for example.

 

If Sturm is fighting him i would be very surprised if he is decent. Unless the German Health and Safety group havn't done there homework.

 

:rofl