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By Scott Shaffer
08/11/2025
Katsuma Akitsugi KO7 Vincent Astrolabio... In the ProBox chief support in Lakeland, Florida, Japan's Katsuma Akitsugi is now a legitimate bantamweight contender, having punished Vincent Astrolabio over seven rounds. Akitsugi moved to 14-0 with 4 KOs by scoring five knockdowns of his Filipino foe. The referee halted the contest as soon as Astrolabio went down for the fifth time. Punchstats had Akitsugi outlanding Astrolabio by more than 100 punches, 163-61. There was a cost to Akitsugi, however, as he sustained a cut over his right eye. It was a quality accomplishment for Akitsugi, as Astrolabio (20-6 with 15 KOs) holds a win over former world 122-pound champion Guillermo Rigondeaux and narrowly lost a world title challenge to Jason Moloney.