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A daughter of a former star professional baseball catcher appeared as a round girl on the stage of Japan's professional boxing "Match of the Century," drawing widespread attention.
Japan's Nikkan Sports reported on the 2nd that "talent Hosoagawa Airin (22) appeared as a round girl at the title match between Inoue Naoya and Nakatani Junto held at Tokyo Dome, captivating the fans' attention."
Airin is the eldest daughter of Hosoagawa Toru (46), a star catcher who played for the Seibu Lions and SoftBank Hawks in Japan's professional baseball. With the match between Inoue Naoya (33), the unified super bantamweight champion of the four major boxing organizations, and Nakatani Junto (28), a former four-division champion and the top-ranked fighter in his weight class, taking place, Airin stepped onto the ring from the first bout to make her round girl debut.
News that the daughter of a famous baseball player had stepped onto the ring sparked a strong reaction on Japanese social media (SNS). Local fans expressed their surprise, saying, "It's amazing that it's Coach Hosoagawa's daughter," and "What an incredible stage for a round girl debut."
On that day, in addition to Airin, gravure idols from the girl group NMB48, Wada Miyu, racing model Arata Yui, a former nurse, and racing model Sasaki Moeka also appeared as round girls, lighting up the ring.
Meanwhile, in the main event of the day, a showdown between the "undefeated boxer," Inoue defeated Nakatani via judges' decision after a 12-round bloodbath. Inoue took the initiative by landing clean shots from the fourth round, and after a fierce exchange that included accidental head-butting in the 10th round causing bleeding on Nakatani's forehead, he secured the victory.
With this win, Inoue successfully defended the unified super bantamweight title of the four major organizations for the seventh time. He also set a new record as the sole number one in Japanese boxing history with 28 consecutive wins in world matches and 33 consecutive undefeated wins since his debut. After the match, Inoue stated, "I focused entirely on winning and executed it," and expressed his intention to take some time off before deciding on his next move.
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