A swift, whistling shot to body left the Filipino challenger grimacing in pain as defending champion Junto Nakatani retained his World Boxing Council bantamweight belt via a sensational first round knockout victory on Saturday, July 20, at the Kokugikan National Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
The 27-year-old pride of General Santos City seemed to be holding his own in the early going of the contest before the undefeated Japanese champion delivered the vicious left to Astrolabio’s midsection, putting a shocking end to the bout with still 23 seconds left in the opening round.
He tried to stand up and fight through the pain but just couldn’t continue anymore with referee Thomas Taylong waiving off the contest – much to the surprise and amusement of the crowd.
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