Photo by Naoki Fukuda
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Naoya Inoue (9-0, 8 KOs) scored a dominant second-round TKO victory against Warlito Perrenas (24-7-1, 21 KOs) to successfully retain his WBO Super Flyweight title at the Ariake Colosseum in Toyko, Japan.
The scheduled 12-rounder was Inoue’s return fight after a hand injury forced him to sit on the sidelines for an entire year.
Inoue began Round 1 by landing sharp left hands to the head and hard right hooks to the body.
All Perranas could do is stand there and taunt Inoue every time the 22-year-old native of Japan landed a hard shot.
By the end of the round, Inyoue began landing hard combination punches before reestablishing his distance with a strong jab.
In Round 2, Inoueu landed a thunderous hook-right combination that nearly sent Perrenas through the ropes.
Perrenas got back to his feet, but his demeanor said it all—he was done.
The 32-year-old native of the Philippines was allowed to continue, but only to be dropped again with a quick combination.
Referee Mike Ortega immediately stopped the fight.
Photo by Naoki Fukuda
In the co-main event, Akira Yaegashi (25-5, 12 KOs) scored a 12-round unanimous decision victory against Javier Mendoza (24-3-1, 19 KOS) to win the IBF Light Flyweight title.
Yaegashi has had a better year in 2015 after knockout losses to Roman Gonzalez and Pedro Guevara in 2014.
The 32-year-old native of Japan returned in 2015 with two knockout wins before once again fighting for a world title.
Yaegashi won with scores of 120-107, 117-111 and 119-109 in shutout affair that left Mendoza a bloody mess.
Mendoza earned his title in September of 2014 and only defended it once successfully before losing to Yaegashi.
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Check out the full video of Inoue’s win below
