Filipino boxer Jayar Inson stuns Japanese foe, wins minor title

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxer Jayar Inson acclimated well enough to a two-division jump in weight, knocking out Japanese fighter Ryota Yada in 7 rounds at the EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan on Sunday, December 4.

Inson (13-0, 9 knockouts) of Panabo City in Davao del Norte, Philippines dropped Yada (12-4, 10 KOs) once in the second and seventh rounds before the fight was waved off at the 2:26 mark, Inson’s trainer Nonoy Neri tells Rappler.com. The win earns Inson the vacant WBO Asia Pacific welterweight title, which could position him among the top contenders among the 147-pound division.

Inson, 26, stands a tall at 5-foot-10 but has typically fought at 135 pounds since turning pro 3 years ago. Neri believes that Inson’s best weight is the junior welterweight division. “Welterweight is too big,” said Neri before adding: “No problem because Inson has a big power.”

Neri, who trains the southpaw Inson out of the MP Boxing Gym in Davao City which is owned by Manny Pacquiao, adds that Inson will likely fight again in April of 2017 in Japan as the Tokyo-based Misako Promotions has an option on Inson’s next fight. – Rappler.com