WBO flyweight - Kosei Tanaka vs. Jonathan Gonzalez

[Alexandoy]

Japanese Kosei Tanaka will make the 2nd defense of his WBO flyweight title against Jonathan Gonzalez on August 24 at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in Nagoya, Japan. The undefeated champion has 13 wins and 7 KOs while the challenger has only 2 losses and 1 draw against 22 wins and 13 KOs. Expect the fireworks as Tanaka vowed for a an early knockout.

 

[Alexandoy]

The body shots was the crux for Tanaka to retain his belt. The challenger was getting ahead in the early rounds until Tanaka released a haymaker that felled the challenger. Making the bout exciting, Gonzalez took vengeance and Tanaka suffered a knockdown by a punch in the neck. In the 7th round, the 3 knockdowns proved fatal for Gonzales that the referee had to stop the bout to save him from more punishment.