Kameda at first was believed to have got a first round knockdown on the former champion by landing a left straight and a right hook, but the referee ruled it as a slip.

If the Korean judge had scored the final round in favor of Landaeta, the Venezuelan would have won the bout.

The match reinforced the existence of a home field advantage and the bias a foreign fighter must face when fighting on Japanese soil.

While some hailed the 19-year-old's aggressiveness and impressive technique, others believed Landaeta was obviously the better fighter and exposed Kameda's inexperience and questionable stamina.

Scoring some of the very close earlier rounds for Kameda would give the young fighter the necessary buffer on the scorecards to required to win, despite Landaeta's late charge.

[2] On December 20, 2006, in a highly anticipated rematch, Kameda decisively defeated Juan Jose Landaeta at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan.

The fact that Kameda's first six opponents had a combined record of 0–18 brought much criticism during the early part of his professional career.

Many Japanese boxers, including former WBC Super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama and WBC Minimumweight title Eagle Kyowa, have stated that they could easily defeat Kameda if given a chance, and that his boasting and popularity are greatly out of proportion with his actual skills in the ring.

Former world champions Guts Ishimatsu and Yasuei Yakushiji have commented that they believe Kameda lost the fight.