Takei upsets Moloney, wins WBA 118lb belt

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon)

Unbeaten southpaw Japanese Yoshiki Takei (9-0, 8 KOs), 117.75, captured the WBA bantamweight belt as he surprisingly upset prohibitive favorite Jason Moloney (27-3, 19 KOs), 117.75, and scored a unanimous decision (116-111 twice, 117-110) over twelve rounds on Monday in Tokyo, Japan. Moloney stayed too cautious against the challenger’s vaunted punching power to throw positive combinations as usual, while Takei, formerly a K-1 titlist, remained more aggressive to the more experienced champ all the way. Yoshiki, however, was in great trouble with Jason’s last surge to be save by the final bell.

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