On this day in history, Veerapol Sahaprom defeated Japanese icon Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

August 29th, 1999

Thai Veerapol Sahaprom defeated Japanese icon Joichiro Tatsuyoshi by TKO in the 7th round. With this victory he defended the WBC bantamweight championship. The fight took place at the Osaka Domein Osaka, Japan. The Referee was, Richard Steele. The Judges were Lou Filippo, Dick Flaherty and Carol Castellano. The Supervisor of the fight was Major Lee.