Domingo destroys Iiumra in 6 rounds

Domingo destroys Iiumra in 6 rounds

ESNETH Domingo didn’t let the judges decide his fate and delivered his promise of a knockout after taking out promising Japanese prospect Jukiya Iimura on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Domingo dropped Iimura three times and stopped him in the sixth round of the scheduled eight-round contest.

Domingo, 23, landed a solid left hook that rocked Iimura in the second round. Later in that round, Domingo knocked down Iimura with a solid left jab-right hook combination. Iimura beat the referee’s count and moved around the ring well to survive the round.

Iimura didn’t show any signs of being hurt going into the third round. He dictated the pace well and landed some solid shots on Domingo. However, as Iimura seemed to have control of the round, Domingo threw a looping left to his head, sent him on a knee.

In the fourth round, 24-year-old Iimura landed a solid right straight that backed Domingo up. He also landed some vicious body shots that slowed down Domingo.

Domingo knocked down Iimura for the third time with a right hook to the head in the fifth round. Iimura held on and survived the round.

In the sixth, Domingo connected with another solid left hook to the head of Iimura, which forced the referee to intervene and stop the fight.

Domingo improved to 17-2 with nine knockouts, while Iimura suffered his first career defeat and dropped to 3-1 with a knockout.

Domingo is just the third Pinoy to beat a Japanese opponent in Japan out of 44 fights this year. The other two that walked away with wins in Japan this year are Fil-Japanese Go Hosaka and Jeo Santisima, who are both also former ALA Gym boxers like Domingo.

“We plan to get a bigger fight for Esneth next,” Domingo’s handler, Sanman Promotions chief executive officer JC Manangquil told SunStar Cebu.

“We will probably push for an OPBF (Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation) title next and get him into the world rankings.”

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