TOKYO - Jerwin Ancajas failed in his bid to become a world champion again, suffering a ninth-round stoppage at the hands of Takuma Inoue in their WBA bantamweight title bout on Saturday night
Two solid rights to the body by Inoue finished off the Filipino challenger as he went down on both knees and failed to get up.
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The fight at the Kokugikan Arena ended at the 44-second mark of the ninth round.
"I was ready to go the full (12) rounds, but I didn't expect this result," said the champion, who was joined in the ring celebration by his more famous brother, undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue.
The Japanese champion got the better of Ancajas for most of the fight as the challenger appeared tentative and slow in his reflexes.
Inoue is now 19-1 with five KOs with Ancajas his biggest victim yet in a pro career that began 11 years ago.
Ancajas, the long-reigning IBF super-flyweight champ, fell to 32-4 with 23 KOs after losing ffor the third time in his last four fights.
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