
16/04/2013
43rd PHOENIX BATTLE place on April 16, 2013, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, promoted by Ohashi Promotions. This professional boxing match, Inoue’s third pro fight, features the 19-year-old prospect Naoya Inoue (2-0, 2 KOs) facing former Japanese title challenger Yuki Sano (17-2-4, 12 KOs) in a 10-round light flyweight bout. Inoue enters fresh off a first-round knockout of Ngaoprajan Chuwatana, while Sano comes from a TKO win over Kitirat Kheawsawai in 2012. The undercard includes bouts like Shuji Hamada vs. Yuta Saito and Ryo Matsumoto vs. Yoshinori Koto. It’s an early showcase of Inoue’s rising star power.

Naoya Inoue
as Self

Yuki Sano
as Self

Shuji Hamada
as Self

Yuna Saito
as Self

Ryo Matsumoto
as Self

Yoshinori Koto
as Self

Yohei Tobe
as Self

Wanchai Nianghansa
as Self

Akira Kokubo
as Self

Yusuke Takahashi
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Yoshimichi Matsumoto
as Self

Naoki Oura
as Self

Kenta Kosuge
as Self

Kenichi Miyazaki
as Self

Akira Naganuma
as Self

Daiki Mori
as Self
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