Thailand's Tepparith keeps WBA super fly title

There was no knock down in the scheduled 12 rounds, but three judges scored it 115-113, 116-112, 119-110 all in favour of the Thai champion.

After a cautious first round, the two boxers fought at close range for the rest of the bout, but neither could land a decisive punch as Tepparith unleashed a series of more accurate punches.

The 23-year-old Tepparith, who became the champion after title holder Tomonobu Shimizu suffered an injury, improved his record to 19 wins, including 12 KOs against two defeats.

The 22-year-old Kameda, ranked top in the WBA, has now 22 wins, including 14 KOs, against three defeats.

Kameda is the second of three boxing brothers, all of whom have bad-boy images in the media and among boxing fans.