Thailand's Veeraphol Nakhonluang-Promotion retained his bantamweight title with a draw against Japanese top-ranked contender Toshiaki Nishioka in the showcase event of a triple-header championship on Saturday.
Japan's Toshiaki Nishioka (right) lands a punch on Veeraphol
Nakhonluang-Promotion of Thailand during Saturday's WBC bantamweight title bout at Tokyo's
Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Judges Mark Green of England scored the 12-rounder at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan 116-112 in favor of the champion while American Duan Ford saw Nishioka slightly better at 114-113. American Herbert Minn called it even at 115-115.
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