LORETO SINGWANCHA TKOS JAPANESE IN 4TH ROUND
By Lito delos Reyes
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
UNDISPUTED world champion Rey ?Singwancha? Loreto of Davao City lived up to his reputation by scoring a technical knockout in the 4th round against a tough Japanese Koji Itagaki last Sunday at the Marina Hop in Hiroshima, Japan.
Loreto damaged the Japanese with his powerful combinations with a cut on his eyebrow. In the second round, Loreto landed solid uppercut on the chin to down Itagaki.
?But the referee did not gave the mandatory 8 count,? said manager Brico Santig of Highlands Promotions.
The Japanese stood up to fight again and survived the next round. However, in 2:03 of the fourth round, Loreto again continued his relentless attack on the body to force referee?..to stop the fight in the 3rd round.
It was the 22nd victory by Loreto against 13 defeats, zero draw and 14 knockouts.
The 10-round fight was last main event of the 2016 Sanei Fight Pro Boxing Spring Series promoted by the Hiroshima Sanei Promotions.
Loreto, who is also reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) International minimumweight champion, previously scored a first round knockout win against Fapikat Twin Gym last January 22 at the Ambassador Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand to win the WBA International mini-mumweight crown.
Loreto, a southpaw from Davao City, recently received his second straight Gabriel Elorde Boxer of the Year award in Manila for successfully retaining his IBO World title in South Africa via a first round TKO over Nkosinathi Joyi last March 22, 2015 at the Mdantsane Indoor Centre in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Loreto, however failed to get his purse until now. But he got cash incentives from both Presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte, Senatorial bet Rep. Manny Pacquiao and Thailand?s no. 1 promoter Naris Singwancha.
Meanwhile, Itagaki dropped to 16W-10L-2D after winning his last four fights.
In his last outing, the 32-year old Itagaki scored a 7th round knockout win over WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council light flyweight champion Michael Enriquez also of the Philippines last November 1 in Hiroshima.
He also earlier stopped fellow countryman Yamato Uchinomo then outslugged Benezer Alolod of the Philippine and Namphol Sithsaithong of Thailand. ? LITO DELOS REYES
Photo: World champion Rey ?Singwancha? Loreto of Davao City with his Japanese girlfriend and their son after the title-fight in Hiroshima, Japan. (Photo by BRICO SANTIG)
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