By Joe Koizumi
Former WBC 108-pound champion Masamichi Yabuki (14-4, 13 KOs), 110.25, scored an important victory on Saturday in his hometown of Yokkaichi, Japan, as he withstood constant pressure from the undefeated WBO#4/WBA #9 Thanomsak Simsri. (23-1, 21 KOs), 110, and dropped the Thai three times en route to a nice stoppage at 1:19 of the seventh round in a scheduled ten. Having been dethroned by former champion Kenshiro Yabuki via a knockout punch in a rematch in March, Yabuki connected with a well-timed right counterattack, dropping the 22-year-old Thai in the dying seconds of the second. The game and plucky Thanomsak kept up their aggressiveness, stalking the former champion the entire time, but it was Yabuki who dropped him again with a wicked combo in round six. The seventh saw the 30-year-old Yabuki explode into a solid combo, dropping the aggressor for the third time to prompt the referee to intervene.
Promoter: Midori Promotions.
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