On January 31, 2011, Takashi Uchiyama (16-0, 13 KOs), the super-featherweight WBA champion, defends his title against fellow Japanese challenger, Takashi Miura (20-1-2, 16 KOs).
Takashi Uchiyama is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Roy Mukhlis, 4 months and 11 days ago. Takashi Miura is on a 5-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Takashi Inagaki, 3 months and 29 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Takashi Uchiyama at 99-1 winning odds. Takashi Miura really doesn't have much to present against Uchiyama.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Takashi Uchiyama is crowned the new super-featherweight world champion. Uchiyama improves his record to 17-0 (14 KOs), while Miura adds a loss to his record at 20-2-2.