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Masayuki Ito came to the United States in search of his first world title, and will return to Tokyo with the WBO Super Featherweight Belt after a win over crowd favorite Christopher Diaz tonight in Kissimmee, in Florida. Ito (24-1-1, 12 KO) won on scores of 116-111, 117-110 and 118-109. BLH was 116-111 for Ito, who was fighting for the first time outside his homeland, Japan, in his boxing career.
Ito, 27, started well and kept pace throughout the fight. He dropped Diaz (23-1, 15 KO's) in the fourth round on a combination that saw him land three straight hands in a quick succession, but Diaz, 23, a native of Puerto Rico, said: is lifted quickly and has beaten Over the last few rounds, Diaz's left eye was both swollen and bleeding, which made him a duck sometimes sitting for Ito's right hand who was able to control the fight at almost every distance. That's not to say that Diaz has ever had the look – he has always played, never stopped fighting and landed enough to stay in the race.
But Ito was the best fighter tonight, and the judges understood him. Diaz had the crowd behind him, encouraging everything he launched, let alone landed.
On the undercard, the veteran Gabriel "Tito" Bracero stepped in. on 10 days to replace Carlos Adames, injured, and stop Artemio Reyes at 2:43 of the fifth round on a shot of the body and a follow-up to the head.
Bracero (25-3-1, 6 KO's) has come 1-2-1 in his last four games, while Reyes (25-3, 20 KOs) has won 10 consecutive marginals before that loss. It's not really staggering, but it's a solid win for Bracero and he'll keep his name in the mix for TV dates. I could see Top Rank calling his number to fight a healthy Adames, for example.
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