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By Scott Shaffer
04/03/2006
Yutaka Niida W12 Ronald Barrera... By defeating Ronald Barrera on Saturday, Yutaka Niida of Japan showed that, along with Ivan Calderon, he is one of the top twwo 105-pound boxers in the world. Unfortunately, there is little incentive for Niida and Calderon to fight each other and decide a true world minimumweight chaampion. Niida recovered from a slow start and relied on a flurry of lefts in the late rounds at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall. Judges scored the match 116-112, 115-113 and 117-111. Niida is now 20-1-3 with the only loss coming by split decision. Barrera, from Colombia, never beat a legitimate contender and really had no credentials to fight for a world title. He drops to 14-2-1. source: Associated Press
