AMPARO LOSES TO ISHII IN JAPAN

FILIPINO boxer Jake Amparo has suffered another setback in Japan after losing to Takeshi Ishii in their minimumweight title bout.

Their encounter was held at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

After 10 rounds of action, all three judges had Ishii winning by a huge margin.

Amparo first fought in Japan in 2023 when he scored a unanimous decision upset over Goki Kobayashi for the World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific minimumweight title.