Satoshi Kobayashi vs Osman Yigin 2001

We visited Kobayashi previously in his bout against Namsaknoi. He paid for his loose style in that fight against a sharper, fast fighter. That style pays off in this fight, at least for the audience, though you can still see its shortcomings. I've only seen this one fight from Osman Yigin. He seems to be from the same school of thought in terms of boxing as Kobayashi, one where patience is deemphasized in favor of aggression and power. I think the closest parallel to Kobayashi we currently have is Badr Hari, a fighter with a loose, powerful style that emphasizes offense with the hands over defense. (Kobayashi actually trained in Holland early in his career, at Mejiro Gym where Andy Souwer came up.)

Kobayashi wears red gloves in this bout, Yigin blue.