Future Champs Sakai, Kataoka Victorious

By Joe Koizumi

Photos by Naoki Fukuda

Should you have a paper, you may write down a couple of names—Sakai and Kataoka. Ohashi Promotions strongly hoped them to seize world belts within years. Highly expected 19-year-old light fly Raito Kataoka (amateur 57-1, 31 KO/RSCs), 107.75, impressively decked his professional debut as he lopsidedly battered JBC#6 Natsu Ohashi (10-6-1, 7 KOs), 107.75, and finally halted him at 1:15 of the sixth and final session on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan....