Quote Originally Posted by Violent Demise View Post
I'm shocked Ryo Miyazaki got knocked out by a 20 year old. Gonna have to keep an eye on Sakkreerin
Miyazaki breathlessly made the contract weight of 108 pounds, but temporarily collapsed at the scale because of svere dehydration. It was reported that Miyazaki didn’t have a good condition for this fight.

From the start Miyazaki looked sluggish, and took a long left from the son of ex-IBF world champ Fhalan Sr. (54-4-3, 23 KOs; now retired) from Thailand. Miyazaki, apparently slow due to the bad effect of weight reduction, couldn’t move well in round two. He took a sharp and long left of Fahlan in round three, when the Thailander landed a left-right-left combination and dropped the ex-champ to the deck. Miyazaki barely stood up but wobbled so badly that referee Fukuchi wisely counted him out.

It was really a shocker because Miyazaki, regarded as a strong small man, unified the WBA 105-pound belt by winning a majority decision over interim titlist Jesus Silvestre last September. It was regarded as just a tune-up bout for Miyazaki, but his failure to make the 108-pound contract weight properly deteriorated his condition and thus caused a shocker.

We just wonder why his handlers didn’t negotiate with Fahlan’s manager at least a week before to amend the contract weight should Miyazaki be so overweight, since it was just a non-title bout. It wasn’t a professional deed.