ESPINO SUFFERS 4TH ROUND TKO BY KANEKO IN TOKYO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 04 Aug 2014
The Philippines No. 13 ranked featherweight Cirilo ?Slugger? Espino has been beaten by Daiki Kaneko who scored a 4th round TKO in a scheduled ten round bout at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
The 31 year old Espino who lost by a 10th round technical split decision to Philippine champion Vinvin Rufino, was no match for the 26 year old Kaneko who dropped a twelve round unanimous decision in a WBA super featherweight title fight against champion Takashi Uchiyama on December 31, 2013.
Kaneko is currently ranked No. 4 by the Japan Boxing Commission.
Espino had lost an eight round unanimous decision to Ryota Kajiki on December 8, 2013.
With the win Kaneko moves to 21-3-3 with 14 knockouts while Espino drops to 19-14-3 with 12 knockouts.
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