Boxing: Teraji edges Akui in 12th-round TKO for 2nd world fly title

WBC champion Kenshiro Teraji beat fellow Japanese boxer and WBA belt holder Seigo Yuri Akui in a flyweight world title unification bout on Thursday, prevailing with a 12th-round technical knockout.Teraji was on the back foot for much of the early rounds in the face of powerful punches from Akui and only began matching his compatriot midway through the heated bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena.Teraji then used a variety of punches to seal the deal just over a minute and a half into the final round, landing a series of blows on his tiring opponent before the referee intervened to call th…READ FULL ARTICLE