Flyweight Champ Kosei Tanaka KOs Wulan Toulehazi In Three Rounds To Retain Title
Flyweight Champ Kosei Tanaka KOs Wulan Toulehazi In Three Rounds To Retain Title ↑ Grab this Headline Animator Unbeaten Three - division titlist Kosei Tanaka defended his flyweight title successfully and ended the year with a bang by knocking out China's Wulan Tuolehazi on New Years Eve at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Kosei Tanaka, who was defending his title for the third time blasted down Tuolehazi with and upper cut after landing a three punch combination in the third round. The challenger couldn't beat the referees count. The fight ended at exactly 2:25 minutes of the third round. Tuolehazi, who was fighting in his first professional title fight found it very difficult to connect on Tanaka, who fought behind a stiff jab early in the fight and had a much better start than when he had to rally late in his second defense against Puerto Rico's Jonathan Gonzalez, whom he stopped in the second round in August. Kosei Tanaka sending guys str...