In the LSUBF Jr. Flyweight class, the inaugural tournament for the title saw Ulises Solis (20-1, 18 KO) as the #1 seed, followed by Beibis Mendoza (16-1, 14 KO), Koki Kameda (11-0, 10 KO) and Brahim Asloum (13-2, 11 KO).
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Fans expected more from the Solis/Asloum semifinal, but Asloum fought like he was afraid he'd get tagged. Unfortunately for him he did anyway. He wasn't knocked out, though, going to distance before Solis took a unanimous decision 116-112 (x2), 117-111.
In the other semifinal, the distance went unseen, as Kameda blasted Mendoz out with a knockout late in round 4 to set up the title fight.
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The expected cannon-fire in the championship bout transpired as expected, as Kameda and Solis dropped bombs from the opening bell. Kameda had defeated Solis early in their careers, but both were different fighters then.
Despite the action and heavy blows, both fighters look comfortable to start the fifth. That makes what happens next all the more disappointing. A violent clash of heads splits Solis' eye in ugly fashion, a gaping cut the ringside doctor has no choice but to declare too bad to continue, sending the fight to the cards.
Most ringside observers had it even through four. But only the judges matter. They agreed with the crowd on the first three rounds. But the fourth, which most everyone had for Kameda, is declared even on one, for Solis on the other, giving Solis a majority decision victory 39-38, 39-37, 38-38 to make him the PBA's first Jr. Flyweight champion.
Solis knocked out Roberto Vazquez in the second round of his first defense before stopping Victor Burgois in the fourth and downing Masibulele Makepula via unanimous decision.
But 11 months after losing the tournament final, Kameda claimed the crown, knocking out Solis in the second round to claim the title. Three months later, Kameda would stop Solis in the 7th in the mandatory rematch, handing Solis the third loss of his career - each to Kameda.
In June of 2011, Kameda defended against Beibis Mendoza, who took the title via a TKO in the 7th. Mendoza would then knock out Fumie Akahori in the 10th before stopping Makepula in the 11th in his second defense.
But Mendoza would then go into hiding, and after graciously being able to hold the belt six months past the supposed date of his mandatory defense he would be forced to give Kameda his rematch. Kameda would be dropped in the 8th but recover, putting Mendoza down three times in the 10th on his way to a TKO win to reclaim the title last month.
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Kameda and Mendoza will meet in a rubbermatch at some point in the next year, and all the usual suspects are hovering high in the rankings as candidates for another shot. Brian Viloria (15-3, 13 KO) is the most intriguing challenger in the Top 10 who hasn't ever had a title shot previously.
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