The last couple rounds there was no question who was the better fighter. I was positive I won before they read the decision. After taking so many hard punches I felt he was wearing down. I got the feeling I broke his nose around the seventh or eighth round. It was not the toughest fight of my career, but I’m happy because it was a hard 12 rounds. I realized it would be very hard to knock him out. I had no idea he could take so many punches and still be in the fight. I thought I would knock him out before the fight, but during the fight I realized he has great defense. He believed he could win until the very end. He was taking a lot of punches and not breaking down. Here’s what the fighters had to say following their performances:Ĭleverly has a great chin. Kono finished the fight landing 362 punches to 317 by Kameda. The two fighters landed a combined 679 punches, the second highest total in CompuBox history in the super flyweight division. While Kameda fought through a left eye that was swollen shut, Kono proved to be dominant from start to finish on his way to a decision victory by scores of 116-108, 115-109 and 113-111. One point would eventually be deducted from Kono in round nine for pushing Kameda’s head down. In the third round, Kameda was twice deducted points for low blows as Kono continued to punish him with blows to the head. Kono bounced back and immediately put Kameda on the ground with a sharp straight left hand. The action picked up in round two when Kono fell to the canvas as a result of a low blow from Kameda. The bout was the first world title fight between two Japanese fighters that was fought on U.S. The evening’s co-main event featured thrilling back-and-forth action as WBA super flyweight world champion Kohei Kono (31-8-1, 13 KOs) retained his title via unanimous decision over former world champion Koki Kameda (33-2, 18 KOs). The final judges’ scores were 115-113 and 116-112 twice. The fight set a record for most punches landed (936) and thrown (2524) in the light heavyweight division in CompuBox history. The injury slowed the pace of Cleverly’s attack and allowed Fonfara to pull ahead on the scorecards. Fonfara never seemed phased by Cleverly’s power however, and was able to impose his will as the fight wore on.Ĭleverly began bleeding from his nose in the middle of the fight as Fonfara launched uppercuts and straight right hands at the injured appendage. Cleverly won rounds by throwing punches from awkward angles and by countering effectively. Photos From David Earnisse/Premier Boxing ChampionsĬHICAGO, IL (October 16, 2015) – Hometown-favorite Andrzej Fonfara (28-3, 16 KOs) outslugged former world champion Nathan Cleverly (29-3, 15 KOs) over 12 grueling rounds on his way to a unanimous decision on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.įonfara and Cleverly exchanged punches throughout the night with neither man yielding an inch of ground.

Koki schedule tonight