The second match of “Lemino BOXING Phoenix Battle 152” at Korakuen Hall on the 24th was a Japanese & WBO Asia Pacific Welterweight title match. Dual-crown champion David Ssemujju (Chunichi) and challenger Masayuki Urashima (Kadoebi Hoseki) fought through the full distance to a draw. One judge scored the bout 97–93 for Urashima, but the remaining two saw it as 95–95, resulting in Ssemujju retaining his titles.
終盤に浦嶋を挽回し王座を死守したセムジュ㊨
In the beginning, Urashima used his movement to keep Ssemujju off-balance. He disrupted Ssemujju’s rhythm with feint-heavy left jabs and landed overhand rights. Urashima got off to a strong start, moving well to evade Ssemujju’s counters. In the fifth round, Urashima was caught by a straight right from Ssemujju but managed to recover by landing a counter left hook. Ssemujju, frustrated by Urashima’s evasive tactics, struggled to string his punches together and appeared uncomfortable. There were moments when Ssemujjuu pressed forward recklessly, only to be caught by Urashima’s counters.
In the seventh round, Ssemujju landed a sharp straight right, but Urashima returned fire with a left hook. However, as Ssemujju began to press harder, Urashima appeared to tire. In the eighth round, Ssemujju chased Urashima down with straight punches from both hands. Urashima rallied once more in the ninth, fighting aggressively to halt Ssemujju’s momentum. In the final round, he withstood Ssemujju’s attacks and kept throwing punches until the closing bell.
Ssemujju, who narrowly retained his titles, moves to 9-1-1 (5 KOs). Despite a brilliant tactical performance, Urashima fell short of the titles, bringing his record to 6-0-2 (2 KOs).
