On the 2nd, Yuga Fujiki (Ohashi), who made his second professional appearance at “Lemino BOXING” in Yokohama BUNTAI, scored a TKO victory over Jufel Salina (Philippines) at 1 minute and 24 seconds into the fifth round.
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Fujiki faced the southpaw Salina (11 wins, 8 KOs, 7 losses, 1 draw). From the first round, he moved lightly and landed left jabs. Toward the end of the round, he also landed counters to the body, getting off to a promising start. In the second round, Salina threatened with heavy-looking left and right hooks. There were moments when he managed to land blows on Fujiki’s guard, but the big prospect didn’t flinch. Outclassing her with speed and sharpness, she landed crisp counters to both the upper and lower body. Her counterpunches to the midsection, in particular, were highly accurate, and it seemed only a matter of time before she would force Salina to submit.
In the third round, with growing confidence, Fujiki landed counters at will and forced Salina to retreat with a flurry of straight punches. The difference in speed between the two was already striking. Salina threw punches desperately, but the composed Fujiki focused his counterpunches on her, and it was a wonder she didn’t go down. Finally, in the fifth round, when Fujiki landed a right hook to the face as a counter, Salina collapsed against the ropes, and referee Iida stopped the fight without calling a count.
Fujiki, who has now scored two consecutive TKO victories since his debut, shared his thoughts in a post-fight interview: “I haven’t shown my true potential yet, so please cut me some slack. Just like in my debut fight, my score isn’t high, but since I knocked him out, I’ll call it a win.” He spoke humbly after the victory, adding, “I’ll do my best to get the attention of the Tsutsumi
