On this day: Malcolm Tunacao defended his flyweight title in Japan

On this day: Malcolm Tunacao defended his flyweight title in Japan | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

On this day: Malcolm Tunacao defended his flyweight title in Japan | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Malcolm Tunacao vs. Celes Kobayashi

Kokughikan in Tokyo, Japan – August 20th, 2000

Filipino southpaw, Malcolm Tunacao, drew in 12 rounds with Japanese challenger Celes Kobayashi. With this result that he retained his WBC flyweight championship, the fight was at the Kokughikan in Tokyo, Japan. The Referee was Jay Nady. The Judges were Dee Eun Chung, Carol Castellano and Anek Hongtongkam.

(Kristian von Sponneck)

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