REXON FLORES SUFFERS 1ST ROUND KO IN TOKYO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 05 Jul 2010
One time world WBO flyweight title challenger Rexon Flores has suffered a first round knockout at the hands of Japan?s Toshiyuki Igarashi at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
The end came at 1:46 of the opening round.
The loss was Flores? fourth knockout loss in his last five fights and his record has dropped to 20-8-4 with 9 knockouts.
In his last fight Flores lost by an 8th round TKO to Dondon Jimenea and was nowhere near the fighter who lost by a unanimous decision to then WBO flyweight champion Omar Andrez Narvaez on August 5, 2006 in Argentina.
With the win the 26 year old southpaw Igarashi improved to 11-1-1 with 9 knockouts. He was coming off a 6th round TKO of Mexican Abel Ochoa in Mexico on March 6 this year.
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