Tokyo, Japan In Tokyo this coming Friday fight fans will see the next Asign Bee show. The main event of the card is a mouth watering match up between Reiya Abe (16-2, 8) and Daisuke Watanabe (6-3, 3). Coming in to this Abe is ranked the JBC, OPBF and IBF and looks to be well on his way to a title fight thanks to wins over the likes of Ryo Hino, Hikaru Marugame, Tsuyoshi Tameda and Satosho Hosono. On paper Watanabe looks like an easy opponent for for the red hot Abe but the reality is that Watanabe is a very credible fighter who holds notable wins over the likes of Jun Blazo, Yosuke Fujihara and Gakuya Furuhashi. This is a really well matched bout and should be very contest in the ring. In the led support bout recently title challenger Akihiro Kondo (29-7-1, 16) will be up against a Thai foe. Kondo gained some international respect last November when he gave the talented Sergey Lipinets a competitive 12 round bout for the IBF Light Welterweight title, this will be his first bout since loss In another notable bout fans will see the under-rated Ryohei Takahashi (13-3-1, 5) battle Tetsuya Koyama (7-9, 2). The under-rated Takahashi has been matched hard, but looks like someone who will always be able to mix in and around the top of the domestic level. He shouldn't struggle with Koyama, but Koyama is the naturally bigger man and could ask some questions of his man. Another bout worth noting from this card is a competitive contest between Ryuto Araya (11-6-1, 3) and Tatsuya Otsubo (10-8-1, 3). Both of these men have fought in title bouts, with Otsubo losing a decision to the then Japanese Featherweight champion Satoshi Hosono in 2015 and Araya losing to then then OPBF Featherweight champion Rtyo Takenaka early last year. It's also worth noting that these two fought last October in a nail biting fight,that Otsubo won with cards of 76-75 in his favour from all 3 judges. This could be the highlight of the card. New South Wales, Australia In Australia local fans will see hard hitting prospect Brock Jarvis (12-0, 11) take on once beaten Indonesian fighter Hamson Tiger Lamandau (8-1-1, 5). The hard hitting Jarvis has stopped his last 11 foes, including the notable but very shop worn Rasmanudin, and looks like one of the most exciting prospects down under. As for Lamandau he is best known for suffering a 6th round loss to Hinata Maruta last year, and has fought only once since then.
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This coming Sunday is a relatively quiet day in Asian boxing, with only a couple of shows of note. Hokkaido, Japan The most notable of those shows comes from Hokkaido where Dangan take their show on the road and put one a rare card outside of Tokyo. The main event of this card is a genuinely intriguing one, as the under-rated Daisuke Watanabe (6-2, 3) battles Naoya Okamoto (11-6-1, 5) in a really good match up. Of the two men it's Watanabe who has impressed us more, with notable wins against Ryuto Araya and Yosuke Fujihara, and he's currently riding a 4 fight winning run since back-to-back losses in 2015. Okamoto is a decent fighter but a 1-1-1 record in his last 3 seems like like he's now found his level and he looks like he'll always be a decent fringe domestic level guy. Watanabe should win and move a step closer to a title fight, but he should have to work for his win here. Another bout on this card worthy of a note is a contest between Kiyohei Endo (0-1) and Ninmongkol Phetphumgym (0-1). The bout looks like it should be ignored on paper, but Endo is a real talent and he showed that on his debut, before being stopped by a real lucky punch. Endo will likely show a bit more caution here and it'd be amazing to see anything but an Endo win, as he looks to score his first win as a professional. Kochi, Japan The other show comes from Kochi and will be headlined by the once beaten Tetsu Araki (9-1-1, 1) taking on the heavy handed Akira Ono (7-5-1, 6). Araki has won his last 5, since losing a split decision to Tenta Kiyose in the 2015 Rookie of the Year tournament, and looks to be a promising youngster slowly making a name for himself. Although promising Araki hasn't really been too much of a chin checking, and we're expecting that to change here as Ono can really bang. Although not the most talented Ono can bang, and we're expecting to see that again here. This will be skills against power, and should be very intriguing. Thailand The biggest bout this coming Saturday, for fans of Asian boxing, comes from Thailand where WBC Minmumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin (46-0, 17) hunts a 7th defense of the title as he takes on Australian based fighter Omari Kimweri (16-3, 6). Wanheng will be strongly favoured here but hasn't shone in recent bouts, even the stay busy fights have seen him put on less than great performances, and it does sometimes seem like he's on cruise control. A win here for Wanheng will take him to within touching distance of 50-0 but Kimweri will not have travelled to just lose. Tokyo, Japan As well as the big bout in Thailand there will also be a low profile card in Tokyo. The main event of this card does look interesting as Japan's Daisuke Watanabe (5-2, 3) takes on big punching Filipino Jun Blazo (7-2-3, 6). We've been impressed by Watanabe so far, despite the fact he has a couple of losses, and his team are willing to continue pushing him hard and in risky bouts, and this is certainly a risky one. Blazo's power is genuine and he dropped Koki Eto in a previous visit to Tokyo, suggesting he could be a handful for Watanabe. Another Japanese fighter facing a Filipino is Coach Hiroto (11-2-1, 3), who faces Glenn Medura (8-2-1, 5). Madura, like Blazo, is returning to Japan having faced someone much better known than themselves, losing to Ryosuke Iwasa, but will fancy his chances here against Hiroto, who has been out of the ring for close to 5 years. Another bout on this card will see the promising Shuma Nakazato (5-0-1, 4) take on a Thai foe in what will be his first 6 rounder. Nakazato showed real promise in 2015 but was out of the ring since fighting to a draw with Teppei Kayanuma in the All Japan Rookie of the Year final. This should be a straight forward comeback, but with nothing known about his Thai foe it could be a tougher than expected assignment for the 20 year old Okinawan. Tokyo, Japan December 19th isn't set to be a huge day for Asian fight fans, but it will be an interesting day as we get the next Dangan card. In the main event we'll see the heavy handed Shuhei Tsuchiya (21-4, 17) battle the in form Masashi Noguchi (12-5-1, 6) for the vacant Japanese Lightweight title. This will be the first time either man will have fought for a Japanese title, with Nihito Arakawa recently vacating the title, but we're expecting a very fun bout between two men who can be hurt and stopped. The main support bout will see exciting veteran Rikiya Fukuhara (31-9-1, 23) take on Filipino visitor Alvin Bais (15-7-1, 4). The bout isn't the most exciting contest on the card, not even the most exciting bout between a Japanese and a Filipino, but it will be the final bout of Fukuhara's career with the former Japanese Super Bantamweight champion announcing that win or lose his career was ending here. A really good under-card bout will see the experienced Yosuke Fujihara (16-4, 4) take on the criminally under-rated Daisuke Watanabe (4-2, 3). Although this looks like an easy win for the more experienced Fujihara on paper Watanabe is one of the more under-rated fighters coming through the Japanese ranks and we're expecting to see the novice come out on top here, and potentially fighting for titles by the end of next year. A brilliant Japan Vs Philippines bout will see unbeaten local Tsubasa Koura (8-0, 5) battle against former world title challenger Jeffrey Galero (14-2, 7). Koura, the 2015 Minimumweight Rookie of the Year, has impressed with a pair of stoppages earlier this year and looks to be one of the more notable Minimumweight prospects coming through the ranks at the moment, but this is a huge step up in class. Galero on the other hand is looking to rebuild following a loss to Seita Ogida earlier this year. Although he lost last time out we must admit we thought we saw a lot of promise in Galero when he took on WBC world champion Wanheng Menayothin and this could be a chance for him to get his career back on track. In another good looking bout we'll see the 2015 All Japan Rookie of the Year Bantamweight runner up Tenta Kiyose (10-2-1, 3) battle against former Japanese title challenger Ryuta Otsuka (16-9-2, 6). Kiyosa has impressed in the past, and is riding a 3 fight winning run coming into this bout but is stepping up massively against Otsuka. As for Otsuka he has lost 4 of his last 7, but they have included losses to two Japanese champions, Teiru Kinoshita and Sho Ishida, along with a defeat to former world champion Malcolm Tunacao. This really could be a very good bout. For fans interested in this card it will be streamed live on boxingraise.com. Tokyo, Japan The final Japanese show of August is a big one from Tokyo as we see two world title bouts, both of which have the potential to be FOTY contenders. The first of those world title fighters will be a WBA Super Flyweight title bout between defending champion Kohei Kono (32-8-1, 13) and exciting Panamanian Luis Concepcion (34-4, 24), who enters as the interim champion. For Kono the bout will be his 4th title defense and sees him looking to build on last year's memorable win over Koki Kameda, after which we saw Kameda head into retirement. For Concepcion it's a chance to finally win a “full” world title after having been an interim champion twice. The other title bout, and the main event of the show, will see WBA Light Flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi (24-2-1, 11) defending his title against former WBA Minimumweight champion Ryo Miyazaki (24-1-3, 15). For Taguchi this is the 4th of the title that he won at the end of 2014 and sees him facing his first Japanese opponent in 3 years, following his 2013 loss to Naoya Inoue. For the champion this is a step back up in class. For the challenger this is a huge step up from the opponents he has been fighting recently, usually imported fighters there to be fodder. Although he hasn't been mixing at a high level he has been hungry for a shot at a Light Flyweight title since late 2013, and were it not for a shock loss to Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr in December 2013 he would likely have already had a shot at a belt at 108lbs. On the under-card we get two interesting but over-looked bouts. One of those will see Japanese ranked Super Bantamweight Daisuke Watanabe (3-2, 2) take on Thai visitor San Saknarong (4-6, 2), who looks to end a 0-6 run in Japan. In the other under-card contest of interest we'll see the heavy handed Renji Ichimura (6-3, 5) face off against Jump Ikeo (5-3-2, 3). Gifu, Japan Japanese fans have two shows this coming Sunday, one in Gifu and one in Kanagawa. The headline bout in Gifu sees local prospect Genki Hanai (5-0, 4) battle against Il Che (7-10-5, 1). This is a good test for Hanai, who is ranked by the JBC and OPBF, and should act as a warm up bout ahead of a title fighter later in the year for the youngster, who is highly regarded following a successful career in the amateur ranks. Che is better than his record suggests, but shouldn't derail Hanai's rise through the ranks. In the supporting bout on this show fans will see former OPBF title challenger Futoshi Usami (12-2-1, 9) battle against Japanese based Peruvian Juan Castillo Inami (9-3, 4). Inami's record lacks big name wins but he has faced some notable fighters, such as Akinori Kanai and Koichi Aso, and is likely to put up a great bout with Usami, who was last seen being out pointed by Masayoshi Nakatani in OPBF Lightweight title fight. Kanagawa, Japan On another Japanese card fans get the chance to see an OPBF female title fight as Chika Mizutani (14-5, 7) battles Kimika Miyoshi (11-8-1, 5). This will see Mizutani defending the OPBF title for the first time, following her winning the belt way back in 2010. Aged 34 the champion has seen better years though has been competing at the world level in recent years, suffering back-to-back losses in world title bouts. For Miyoshi this is a chance to become a 2-weight OPBF champion after having had a short reign as the OPBF female Bantamweight title. In the co-feature bout fans will see former Japanese title challenger Gakuya Furuhashi (17-6-1, 7) battle against the “better than his record” Daisuke Watanabe (2-2, 2). Furuhashi is highly ranked and will be hoping to get another title fight in the near future, however he is without a win in over a year. For Watanabe this is a chance to get back into the mix, following back to back losses, including a competitive one last time out to the highly touted Sho Nakazawa. This coming Saturday is certainly a busy day with a number of shows that are worthy of noting. Osaka, Japan On paper the best show of the day is an Osaka Teiken show at the EDION Arena Osaka. The card features 3 bouts of note despite none of the bouts being title affairs. The main event of the card sees Japanese and OPBF ranked prospect Sho Nakazawa (7-0, 4) battling against Daisuke Watanabe (2-1, 2). On paper this looks like a mismatch, especially given the hype and expectancy that Nakazawa has on his shoulders, however Watanabe has been matched hard and could well bring a hunger and desire that Nakazawa hasn't yet seen. If the “Sho of Naniwa” gets through this one then it's likely that he will be moved into a title bout in 2016, however we don't have this one pegged down as a foregone conclusion. One bout that is a foregone conclusion will see the once beaten Tatsuya Ikemizu (12-1, 5) battle against a Thai foe, who is thought to be very inexperienced and was brought in at very late notice. The 22 year old Ikemizu is coming into this one following his first loss, though that loss did come to the talented Mark John Yap, who is a real handful despite his less than flattering record. We can't see this being any more than a confidence builder for the Osaka based Japanese youngster. Whilst Ikemizu and Nakazawa are worth of some attention it's fair to say that more fans will be interested in a 4 rounder that features the promising Juiki Tatsuyoshi (2-0, 2). Juiki, the son of Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, will be hoping to record a 3rd straight stoppage win as he faces Koichi Wakita (2-1). Although not regarded as a major prospect Tatsuyoshi has looked exciting, aggressive and heavy handed so far, and those traits should see him to a win here. Colombo, Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka fight fans get an historic event as the country puts on it's first ever professional boxing card. The show, which will be the first to be held in Colombia since Sri Lanka was formed more than 60 years ago, is an event being promoted by a Japanese promoter who will be hoping his fighter can become the first champion to successfully defend a world title in the country. That aforementioned world champion is WBO Atomweight queen Nao Ikeyama (16-3-1, 4) who defends her title, at the age of 46, against Filipino challenger Jujeath Nagaowa (13-15-1, 8). On paper this looks like a straight forward defense for the champion, however she is 18 years old than the challenger and “father” time is currently unbeaten in the ring. Ikeyama is certainly among the better “40+” fighters but we don't expect her to reign for too long and Nagaowa may have got her at the right time here. Another female bout on this card will see Tamao Ozawa (9-2, 2) take on Thailand's Kledpetch KKP (6-4, 1) in what looks likely to be a simple win for Ozawa, who won an OPBF title just a couple of fights back and is clearly hoping to achieve bigger and better things before her career is over. Baku, Azerbaijan In a rare show from Azerbaijan fans get the chance to see a local “star” as Fariz Mammadov (18-2-1, 12) battle for the WBF Light Middleweight title. The Baku local appears to be in a tough one on paper as he takes on Badru Lusambya (24-2-2, 22), from Uganda. This is an interesting match up on paper, and although Lusambya, who is known as “Mr Crush”, has lost his most notable bouts his power does look legitimate and could be very problematic for Mammadov. Manchester, United Kingdom In the UK fans will see the return to the ring of Indian star Vijender Singh (2-0, 2) who looks for his third straight stoppage win as he takes on Samet Hyuseinov (7-7, 1). On paper this is, by far, the most testing bout of Singh's career, however that's not saying much and we don't expect Singh to really break a sweat here against a Bulgarian opponent who has won just one of his last 5 bouts. Pennsylvania, USA Talented Filipino Dodie Boy Penalosa Jr (16-0, 12) will be returning to the ring to continue his career, and fight for the 4th time this year. Sadly at the time of writing his opponent hasn't been named, though it's unlikely to be anyone testing for the Filipino who has fought some very poor opposition in his last 3 contests. We don't like seeing mismatches so we are hoping that in 2016 Penalosa Jr will step his competition up rather than just “staying busy” as he has done recently. Davao del Norte, Philippines In the Philippines fans get the chance to see another unbeaten Filipino prospect in action as 22 year old Flyweight hopeful Genesis Libranza (8-0, 5) takes on compatriot Juan Purisima (11-8-1, 4). On paper it's hard to bet against Libranza however Purisima is better than his record suggests and has scored upsets against the likes of Renren Tesorio and Welbeth Loberanis, whilst also sharing the ring with world class fighters, like Roman Gonzalez and Jerwin Ancajas. This is a much better fight the records suggest. Distrito Federal, Mexico In Mexico fans will get the chance to see former world title challenge Nana Yoshikawa (4-1, 2) take on Denisse De La Cruz (0-1). This is Yoshikawa's first bout since losing to Anable Ortiz in a bout for the WBA female Minimumweight title, back in April. Despite the loss, and the fact this is her first bout outside of Osaka, it's hard to see Yoshikawa losing to Nana. Tokyo, Japan Whilst the “Rookie of the Year” is the big tournament in Japan we do need to confess we really like the Dangan B Class tournaments. Today we get the finals in one such B Class tournament as 7 divisions get the chance to crown a B class champion whilst also get some Rookie of the Year action. The first of those B Class finals comes at Light Flyweight where Tomoyuki Kaneko (7-4-1, 4) takes on the much less experienced Sho Kimura (5-1-2) in a solid looking lower tier bout. Kaneko got here in questionable circumstances, following a technical draw with Hidetoshi Ueki, and is win-less in 3 however Kimura hasn't set the world on fire either. At Flyweight the very promising Kensuke Sasaki (3-1, 2), who is genuinely promising, will be facing Tatsuji Kakumoto (5-5, 1) in what should be a fantastic test for both men. Kakumoto does have the edge in experience but Sasaki is a very promising fighter who really should be unbeaten at the moment. The Super Bantamweight final will see Kazuki Yokoyama (7-2, 5) face Shingo Koike (7-2, 3) in a very even looking bout. Yokoyama is the heavier puncher but he's also got question marks about his durability, having been stopped twice, but Koike has never been stopped and has solid enough power to stop a guy from taking liberties. At Featherweight we get the really promising Daisuke Watanabe (2-0, 2) up against the heavy handed Takehiro Shinohara (6-4-2, 6). Watanabe has been really impressive so far and we suspect he has a very bright future ahead of him, however he'll be chin checked here by Shinohara, who has mixed in good company and proven himself a capable lower level domestic fighter. Really interesting match up. In the Super Featherweight match up Shoichi Eiraku (6-4, 5) will be taking on Yutaka Ekawa (6-3-1, 3) in another well matched bout on paper. Eiraku certainly has the edge in power and durability but Ekawa is a tricky southpaw who has gone 5-1-1 in his last 7 after a disappointing 1-2 start to his career. Another brilliant match up. At Lightweight Manato Honma (8-3, 4) will battle with the heavy handed Ryosuke Takami (6-1, 5) in what looks like another really good bout. The 21 year old Takami isn't a world beater but does hit very hard whilst the more experienced Honma is starting to find his groove and has won his last 3 bouts, his longest winning run thus far. In the Welterweight division we get a more perplexing bout as novice professional Noriaki Sato (1-1) takes on Makoto Kawasaki (6-2-1, 1). Sato lost his debut at Light Middleweight but was impressive last time out against Hisashi Kato. Kawasaki on the other hand has mixed with good company and has only been beaten by the very promising Hironobu Matsunaga, with two close decisions. This could be a very tough bout for both, though we're expecting Kawasaki to come out on top. (Image courtesy of http://danganboxing.com/) It's rare to have much in terms of interesting action on a Tuesday but this week fans in Japan get interesting action on a B class Dangan show whilst Thai fans get the chance to see some world class fighters in action. Pathum Thani, Thailand In Thailand fans get televised action on channel 3. Sadly the main event is a complete mismatch as WBC Asian Boxing Council Flyweight champion Nawaphon Por Chokchai (25-0, 18) defends his belt against the horrible over-matched Powell Balaba (8-12-1, 5). Balaba may have impressed fans who saw his last bout, in which he pushed Rommel Asenjo very close in an 8 rounder, but we think Nawaphon is going to be too big and too strong here for the Filipino Light Flyweight. This is a mismatch however it's also a stay busy fight for Nawaphon who is hoping to get a WBC Flyweight title eliminator later in the year. Nawaphon isn't the only notable fighter on this card and his older brother Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (39-6-1, 18) will also be in action as he looked for his second win of the year. From what we understand Suriyan will be up against the very limited Domi Nenokeba (11-22-1, 7) in what is again a stay busy fight for the Thai, who is also seeking a world title eliminator later in the year. A third fighter of interest on this card is the promising Jirapan Nakornluang (2-0, 2),though we're unsure who he will be fighting. We were really impressed by Jirapan on his debut and would suggest keeping a tab on him for the future, though his development might end up being a slow one. Tokyo, Japan For the second successive day this week we get the chance to see action from the Korakuen Hall as we the latest in the Dangan series of shows. This particular show is a B Class tournament show and will feature 11 bouts in total with 10 of them being scheduled for 5 rounds. Rather then going through all the bouts we'll just pick a few that have caught our eye. A relatively even looking even looking Middleweight bout will see the stop-or-be stopped Wataru Seino (4-2 4) battle against Koji Kase (4-4, 2) in an interesting, though relatively insignificant contest early on the card. Possibly the best prospect on the card is the unbeaten Kenya Noguchi (2-0, 1) who is a product of the Celes gym and appears to be one of the gyms most promising talents. The 19 year old Southpaw will be facing Thailand's Signoi Singmanasak (1-1) in what looks interesting on paper but is likely to be a dominant victory for Noguchi who we rate very highly. A very good looking Flyweight bout will see Tasuhiro Tanaka (4-1-2) fight against the interesting Kensuke Sasaki (2-1, 2). Sasaki appears to be selected as a very promising youngster and lost a close decision to the much more experienced Kenta Okumura on his debut, since then he has scored back to back stoppages and will be hoping to continue that run. Tanaka's only loss came 2 fights back when he was stopped by the then unbeaten Koya Sato in 5 rounds, notably that is Sato's only stoppage win. At Featherweight Takehiro Shinohara (5-4-2, 5) will battle fellow puncher Atsushi Kudo (3-3-2, 3). Both men have losses and draws but all wins for both men have come inside the distance and there is a good chance both will go out looking for a stoppage here. On paper the best match up is another Featherweight bout which will see Daisuke Watanabe (1-0, 1) battle against Ryuto Araya (7-2-1, 1) in what is a brilliant bit of match making. Watanabe's camp know they have a talent on their hands and a win here will shoot him towards a national ranking and put him on the fast track whilst a loss, this early in his career, is little more than a temporary set back. Technically the main event will be a Welterweight bout which will see Makoto Kawasaki (5-2-1, 1) battle against Mamoru Takeuchi (5-5-2). With just a single stoppage win between them from 20 bouts this looks like a distance affair but could still turn out to be enjoyable even if it doesn't look like a really exciting highlight to the show. (Image courtesy of boxmob.jp) This Friday has sever interesting Asian bouts with shows across the continent. Tokyo, Japan The biggest of the Asian bouts this Friday come from Japan where Watnabe put on an interesting domestic card with several fights which are genuinely worth making a note of, even if the fighters aren't on the domestic title scene as of yet. We'll start with the main event which will see two ranked Japanese contenders colliding in what looks likely to be the standout bout of the show. This bout will see Jo Tanooka (9-1-3) battle against Hiroki Sato (8-4, 5). On paper we suspect Tanooka will be favoured, in reality however he enters as the #14 ranked Japanese Flyweight whilst Sato is ranked #6 and of the two it's certainly Sato who who has been matched harder, having suffered losses to having fought Suguru Muranaka and Tetsuma Hayashi. This is a great contest and one that should help move the winner towards a national title fight. The chief support bout will see another Japanese ranked contender in action as the #3 ranked Super Featherweight Koji Umetsu (22-14-3, 10) battles against novice Yusuke Nakagawa (6-3-1, 4). Umetsu, a former Japanese Featherweight champion has been in tough during his career with very competitive performances against Hiroyuki Enoki, Takahiro Ao and Seiichi Okada and at 38 is on the slide. Nakagawa will know this is a huge chance for him whilst Umetsu knows he will need a win to stay relevant. Another very interesting contest will see Masaki Saito (11-10-3, 3) battle against Tsuyoshi Tojo (12-13-3, 2) in what looks like a very even match up. This may not be a clash between top contenders but it should still be a fantastic bout between two guys putting it all on the line to try and make a name for themselves. This is the sort of bout that makes the Japanese scene so interesting with neither of the men here really being journeymen per se, just lesser level domestic foes. From what we under-stand there will also be debutant, Daisuke Watanabe (0-0), in 6 round action against Toru Kudo (4-3-2, 1). Although boxrec.com have Watanabe listed as a 3-4 (2) fighter we believe it's a case of being different fighters with the same name. Seoul, South Korea From South Korea we're expecting an interesting looking card with a very international feel to it. The main event is being advertised as an IBF Asia Pacific contender bout between Bong-Joon Suk (7-1-2, 1) and Filipino fighter Vergel Nebran (12-8-1, 8). This bout, on paper, looks interesting but it also seems off that it's not being listed by anyone but the KBF who appear to be making a point of advertising this card. The reason the KBF may be advertising the card could be the fact their Lightweight title is being fought for on the show with Sa-Ya Lee (5-2, 3) defending his belt against former OPBF title challenger Sung Tae Kim (5-9-1, 2). This will be Lee's first defense and Kim's first bout in over 3 years making this a very strange bout. A third bout advertised for this show will be between a local fighter and Thailand's Fahsang Singmanasak (0-1) in what looks like a clear bottom level match up, despite the fact we're unsure on the record of the Korean, who has been named as Hyun Woo Yoo. Thailand We have also been informed of a Thai show which is set to feature two Japanese fighters. Sadly all we know about this card is that will feature Takuya Watanabe (21-5-1, 9), fighting his third one the road this year, and and Thai based Japanese fighter Masaaki Kurishima (1-0, 1). For Watanabe this fight will come just shy of 8 months following his blood bath with Jaesung Lee and if you've not seen that one you've missed out on the bloodiest bout of the year. Sadly we've not got the names of either of the Thai's that the Japanese fighters will be up against, nor do we have details on the television coverage or the specific venue. (Image courtesy of boxmob.jp) |
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