 This coming Saturday is a huge day of action globally, and whilst much of the attention will be elsewhere, there is still some noteworthy Asian action, including two title bouts in Tokyo, a small card in Osaka and an even smaller show in Incheon.
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan The main card for Asian interest takes place at Korakuen Hall and features two rematches, for titles, along with a former Japanese champion looking to get back to winning ways against a promising unbeaten fighter looking for their career best win. The main event of the show will see the once beaten Jukiya Iimura (8-1, 2) look to make his first defense of the OPBF Flyweight title, as he takes on Filipino challenger Esneth Domingo (21-2, 13), the man who gave Iimura his sole loss, in what is not just an OPBF title fight but also, essentially, a world title eliminator. Iimura was 3-0 when he ran into Domingo for the first time, and was stopped in 6 rounds, in his next fight Iimura claimed the Japanese title, with a win over Josuke Nagata, and recorded 3 defenses before claiming the OPBF title in December. He’s a talented fighter, but very much a skilled one, without much in terms of power, and someone who can get dragged into the wrong type of fight. As for Domingo, the hard hitting Filipino has gone 4-0 (4) since beating Iimura, including a win in Japan over Kosuke Tomioka. Whilst his record might not show him to be a big puncher he now has 5 straight KO’s since his 2022 loss to Nhlanhla Tyirha and it appears the now 26 year old has started to believe in his own power, something that makes him very dangerous at this level. The other rematch will see Yudai Murakami (6-2) and Shuma Nakazato (15-3-3, 8) face off for the vacant Japanese Lightweight title, which was recently vacated by Hironori Mishiro after 2 successful defences. Nakazato and Murakami clashed in late 2023, with Nakazato taking a clear decision over Murakami to score his one, and only, successful defence of the Japanese title. Since their first bout Nakazato has gone 1-1, losing to Hironori Mishiro just over a year ago before beating Cristiano Aoqui in November. As for Murakami he is 2-0 since that loss, beating Hiro Ichimichi and Hiromasa Urakawa. Sadly for Murakami he lacks power and over 10 rounds that is a major issue against someone like Nakazato, who has solid and respectable pop, and solid boxing skills to go with his power. Hard to see revenge here, but the bout should be high level throughout. Whilst the other two bouts will be good high level boxing, with one guy who can bang a bit against someone who needs to walk something of a tightrope, the main under-card bout will see a monster puncher take on a very rugged and unbeaten fighter. That bout will see former Japanese 140lb champion Homura Fujita (12-2, 10) take on the unbeaten Eikichi Kawamura (5-0-1, 3) in a brilliant clash of styles. Fujita is a heavy handed puncher, who’s boxing has improved a lot in recent years, but is still more a puncher than a boxer, and that was shown in his title loss to Kuntae Lee, who showed Fujita what boxing was about. He’s still a work in progress, but at this level Fujita is very dangerous. As for Kawamura, he’s an aggressive, rugged, tough, strong type, who comes to fight, and force fighters to stand with him. Kawamura’s most notable result is a draw with former world title challenger Akihiro Kondo, and that bout, despite being a draw, will have instilled a confidence with him that he’ll look to build on here. Expected this one to be thrilling, violent, and explosive, with both men looking to not just win, but break down their foe. Yodogawa Ward Center, Osaka, Osaka, Japan The other Japanese show, from Osaka, will be mostly 4 rounders, with the one exception being a 6 rounder between Masaki Kimura (4-2, 1) and Daigo Mori (5-5-1, 2). With a 4-2 record, Kimura will likely be the easy pick on paper, however the 32 year old southpaw has lost 2 of his last 4 and is 2-1 since turning to the sport in 2024, after almost a decade away. Given his age, inactivity, and recent results, it's hard to feel confident in him putting it together here. As for Mori the 26 year old has won his last 2 bouts, following a 0-4 run of fights between 2022 and 2024, and will feel he has some momentum coming into this. This is low level stuff, but should be entertaining for fans in attendance. Nova Boxing Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea A similar show, albeit a Korean one, to the Osaka card will take place in Incheon, where much of the card is again low level. On paper the most interesting bout on the card is a 6 rounder between Nam Joo Kim (3-3) and Jong Hwa Yoo (2-3-1, 1), who we suspect will put on a show. Neither man is going place, with both having lost 50% of their career bouts and neither having much in terms of power, but both will feel they have a chance to pick up a win here, and will likely put it all on the line for the win. Notably Yoo has lost his last 3 and the 29 year old is almost 5 years removed from his last win, whilst Kim has won his last 3, following a 0-3 start to his career, and definitely seems to have the momentum rolling into this bout.
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Cataingan, Masbate, Philippines
In Masbate we have a really interesting show with 5 title bouts on it. Whilst the titles aren’t all major ones, and none are world title bouts, the bouts for the titles are all good looking matchups, deserving of attention and could end up delivering some great action. The only one of the 5 title bouts to serve as a defense is at Super Featherweight, where Thailand’s Arnon Yupang (14-4, 5) will defend his WBC Asian Continental title against former world title challenger Jeo Santisima (23-7, 19). Yupang won the title last year, when he beat Aiman Abu Bakar. and whilst he hasn't defended the belt since, this is his third bout since that victory. Despite having 5 losses in his 18 bouts the Thai is certainly no push over, with 2 of his losses being competitive ones on the domestic stage, and only one being stoppage, when he was taken out in 3 rounds by the hard hitting Virgel Vitor in 2022. He’s capable, but unspectacular. As for Santisima his career has pretty much fallen apart in the last few years, going 4-4 since a 2020 loss to Emanuel Navarrete in a WBO Super Bantamweight title fight. Whilst he has mixed at a very good level in those losses, losing to Joet Gonzalez, Toshiki Shimomachi, Hayato Tsutusmi and Kenji Fujita he has barely won a round. On paper this is an interesting one, given Yupang’s own flaws, but neither man is expected to really kick on. In a domestic title bout, we’ll see former world title challenger Michael Dasmarinas (34-3-2, 23) battle against the limited but hard hitting Jon Jon Estrada (18-12-1, 14), in a bout for the GAB Featherweight title. The 31 year old Dasmarinas is the more well known and more proven fighter, having notably fought Naoya Inoue in 2021. Since being stopped in 3 rounds by the Monster at Bantamweight Dasmarinas has moved up through the weights and gone 4-0-1 (3) whilst now settling at Featherweight. Sadly for him it’s hard to see him competing at the higher levels of the sport again, but on the domestic stage it’s hard to imagine many beating him. As for Estrada he's a man who has shown the tools to be dangerous at the domestic level, with good wins against the likes of Jess Rhey Waminal and Brian Lobetania. Sadly he enters this 4-3 in his last 7, including a blow out loss to Kai Watanabe in Japan. Dasmarinas should be the favourite, but Estrada will put up plenty of resistance and has the power to be dangerous. On paper the best match up looks to be a WBC Asian Silver Flyweight title bout, as Esneth Domingo (19-2, 11) takes on Indian fighter Nutlai Lalbiakkima (6-1, 5). The 25 year old Domingo has notched up 3 straight wins since a competitive loss in 2022 against Nhlanhla Tyirha, including wins over Jukiya Iimura and Kosuke Tomioka in Japan and a win over Michael Bravo for the WBO Global title in December. He doesn’t look like a world beater, but Domingo looks likely to be a force on the regional scene for the next decade or so. Lalbiakkima is a 28 year old Indian fighter who looked like being a really promising fight early on but saw his ascent being slowed in 2022 by Jayson Vayson, who has proven himself since that bout. On paper Lalbiakkima is the under-dog, but this is a huge opportunity for him to get his career back on the right track and we suspect this could be a really great bout between two talented fighters each with a point to prove. A lower quality title on the show will be the WBF International Super Flyeight title, which will be on the line as Ben Ligas (16-4-2, 10) takes on Alvin Camique (8-2, 3) in an All-Filipino bout. Of the two Ligas is the more well known, having earned a draw against Miel Fajardo, and having faced the likes of April Jay Abne, Olimjon Nazarov, Genisis Libranza and Andres Campos. He’s no world beater but is proven as a solid regional level fighter. As for Camique he is 4-2 in his last 6, though that notably includes a loss to the limited Jason Mopon, with that loss on his record it’s hard to see what he has to offer against Ligas. In an all Filipino bout we’ll see the once beaten Alex Santisima Jr (8-1, 2) take on Justine Darap (11-5, 7) in a bout for the vacant WBF Australasian Super Bantamweight title. Santisima is looking to bounce back from his solitary loss, which came in March against fast rising Japanese hopeful Subaru Murata. A loss to Murata is nothing to be ashamed of, and prior to that loss Santisima had beaten Jess Rhey Waminal and Arnel Buyoc. Darap, the bigger puncher of the two, has lost his last 3 bouts , including a loss to former Naoya Inoue foe Aran Dipaen, While he has mixed a good level, he has come up short every time he's faced a live fighter and we suspect that will be the same again here. San Juan Gym, Taytay, Rizal, Philippines A second Filipino show, this time in Rizal, is also set to take place, though this really is a much, much smaller show, which likes any sort of quality matchups, like we see on the Masbate card. At the time of writing the most notable bouts on this card will b a 10 rounder for Eduardo Mancito (21-15-2, 10) and an 8 rounder for Roslan Eco (10-3, 7). Sadly at the time of writing neither man has had their opponent for their bouts confirmed, suggesting late notice opponent, with a limited skillset and limited ambition. It’s a shame that neither is facing anyone of any note. Mancito, a veteran who debuted in 2011, has won his last 3 but all against very limited opposition, and is expected to pad his record with another low level win here. As for Eco he has been stopped in his last 3, so we can't really begrudge him an easy confidence builder RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia Over in Russian we have an excellent looking match up as upbeat Tajik fighter Bakhodur Usmonov (7-0, 3) takes on Russian fighter Daud Alaev (9-0, 5). Usmonov has kicked on well since his 2020 debut, a hard fought majority decision win over Vildan Minasov, in what was a really great fight, and a recent win over Manat Sopatip in Hungary showed there is plenty to like about him. He is however having a good step up here, at least on paper, against a live opponent in Alaev. The Russian 28 year old has a good looking record on paper, but his competition hasn;t been the best, and his most notable win is a 6 round decision over Tikhon Netesov, who Usmonov stopped in 4 rounds. Despite having 5 stoppages to his name Alaev hs only stopped 1 of his last 5 and Usmonov is unlikely to worry about his power.  Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
This coming Thursday we turn our attention to Korakeun Hall for a mouth watering card from Dangan. The show is headlined by a Japanese title fight, and also features two very solid under-card bouts. The main event of the show will see Japanese Bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi (6-0-2, 5) make his first defense, as he takes on Kenshin Oshima (7-2-1, 3). The hard hitting Tsutsumi won the title earlier this year, when he stopped Kyosuke Sawada, finally getting a big win after controversial draws against Kazuki Nakajima and Daigo Higa. The hope for him is that he can retain his title here and move on to bigger and better things, including potential regional title fights or even world title bouts, further down the line. As for Oshima this is his second shot at the "cursed title", following a technical decision loss to Sawada for the belt back in February. Oshima is a talented fighter, and does have good technical skills, though he can be made to look wild at times and we do wonder whether he has the power needed to get Tsutusmi's respect. Our preview of this bout can be read here Japanese champion Tsutusmi faces Oshima in first defense In a solid supporting bout the hard hitting Jin Minamide (6-2, 5) will face off with Yuki Yonaha (12-3-1, 8), in what is a very competitive looking match up and a Japanese title eliminator, with the winner set to face the winner of the main event next year. Heading into the bout Minamide is ranked #1 by the JBC and is coming in to the bout on the back of TKO wins over Kiyohei Endo and Takeshi Takehara. Despite those wins it is worth noting he has been stopped twice. Yonaha on the other hand is ranked #2 by the JBC and is unbeaten in his last 6, with notable wins against Shota Kawaguchi and Motoki Osanai. He has momentum and form coming into this, but he was stopped the last time he was in with an aggressive puncher, though that was way back in 2016. Another great supporting bout will see fast rising Japanese hopeful Jukiya Iimura (3-0, 1) take on Filipino visitor Esneth Domingo (16-2, 8), in a solid step up for the unbeaten Japanese youngster. Coming in to the bout Iimura looks to be a very skilled fighter, but one who does need to have a still test before moving towards regional title fights. Whilst Domingo isn't an OPBF title level fighter, he isn't far from that level and he should serve as something of a gatekeeper to that level. A win for Iimura is likely to see him move into title bouts within 2 or 3 fights, but this is certainly not a gimmie  Shenzhen, China
For us the most interesting card of the day takes place in China, where we see a a really talented local look to continue his impressive winning run, a once beaten local looking to add to his record and an unbeaten prospect look to build on his good start. The main event will see the world ranked Jing Xiang (16-4-2, 3) take on Filipino visitor Jomar Caindog (10-1-1, 4) in a very interesting looking match up on paper. The talented Xiang, who is world ranked at 108lbs, will be dropping to Minimumweight for this match up as he attempts to claim the WBO International title. On paper Caindog is a good opponent, but this will be a big step up for the Filipino, who fights outside of the Philippines for the first time. The winner of this will be in the mix for WBO Minimumweight title so this is a very significant fight for both men and should be a bout that has a lot of skills on show. A full preview of this bout is available to read here Xiang moves down to take on Caindog in International title fight In a good support bout local fighter Xiao Tao Su (10-1, 5) will take on Shota Yukawa (11-5-3, 4) for the WBO Oriental Super Featherweight title. Coming into this the local is on a 6 fight winning run, including a KO win over the once touted Konthara KKP and another over Riki Hamada. Su is certainly not a big name prospect but has got momentum coming into this bout. Yukawa on the other hand is a 31 year old who has been facing very poor opposition since being stopped in May 2018 by Takura Uehara and will come into this bout as a clear under-dog. A third bout of interest will see the flawed but hard hitting Chinese Xiang Li (4-0, 3) take on Korean teenager Do Jin Lee (6-2-3) for a pair of minor titles. For Li this will be his second second bout of the year, following January's win over Arvin Yurong. In that win over Young we saw plenty to like about the 24 year old Li, who really does look a powerful young kid, but he really needs a lot of polishing before being moved through the rankings. Lee on the other hand comes into this bout on the back of a very wide loss to Mirai Naito back in June, and that loss showed his level. Leyte, Philippines ALA have been really quiet this year, though they do have a show this coming Saturday in Leyte, featuring two of their biggest hopes, both in matches that look like mismatches. The most clear of those mismatches will see the heavy handed Jeo Santisima (17-2, 14) take on Indonesian foe Alvius Maufani (6-3-2, 3). Santisima hasn't fought since last November, when he scored a solid win over tough Mexican Victor Uriel Lopez, and has lost much of his momentum as a result of the lay off. On the other hand Maufani has failed to win any of his last 3, and was stopped last time out, by Yamato Hata. The other stand out fighter on this card is Albert Pagara (31-1, 22), who takes on Thai puncher Lucky Tor Buamas (12-3, 12). Pagara has promised a lot, but like Santisima has been inactive since last November, and has only fought 5 times since his loss to Cesar Jaurez in July 2016. Given that Lucky has been stopped in his 3 defeats we suspect another early defeat for him here. Other notable Filipino fighters on this card include Esneth Domingo (11-1, 6) and former world title challengers Melvin Jerusalem (14-2, 8) and Jonas Sultan (15-5, 9). All 3 will be expected to pick up straight forward wins here. Bang Phun, Thailand Sticking with pretty notable action we also get a WP Boxing card from Bang Phun, which we expect to see being aired on DAZN in the US. The main event of this show will see Apichet Petchmanee (4-0, 2) and Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (61-4, 41) battle in a rematch. The two fought earlier this year and the unbeaten Apichet was given a really tough test by the much more experienced fighter, who was though to be past it but proved to still a lot left in the tank. The 65 fight veteran is a former multi-time world title challenger, and whilst he's proven to be no threat to world champions he is a solid regional fighter and will be looking to avenge the loss he suffered in his first bout with Apichet. This could end up being one of the most interesting bouts of the day. Also on this card is unbeaten youngster Chainoi Worawut (5-0-1, 5), who looks like he could be in a bit of a shoot out as he battles Filipino Matthew Arcillas (6-2, 6). Between the two men they have had 14 bouts, but only seen the final bell once, Chainoi's draw with Rakniran Muadransarakam. Both can punch, and with Arcillas having a suspect chin we're not expecting this to go long. This could be explosive and very exciting. From what we understand there was supposed to be two Super Flyweight tournaments bouts, with Danai Ngiabphukhiaw (2-1, 1) taking on Yodtanong Chaepet (2-0, 1) and Samartlek Kokietgym (34-10-1,12) going up against Phongsaphon Panyakum (4-1, 1). We have however been told that at least one of these bouts, if not both, have been rescheduled due to an injury. Singapore, Singapore Staying in Asia there is also a show set to take place in Singapore, albeit a very low level card with little in terms of interesting action. The main event will see Indonesian journeyman Stevie Ongen Ferdinandus (29-17-1, 16) take on Thailand's Theerawat Yoohanngoh (21-10, 15) in a bout for the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Light Middleweight title. The 38 year old Ferdinandus was once a respectable regional fighter at Lightweight, but his 2018 clash with Tim Tszyu is hard to forget, and it's clear that his career is ambling to an end. Theerawat on the other hand is a 31 year old who showed promise a decade ago, but has certainly not shown that level of promise in recent years. This could be interesting, but it's one where neither guy is likely to go much further. In a supporting bout 35 year old local Darryl Edmund Kho (4-1-1, 1) battles Rahman Ambodalle (6-12-2, 3). Given how Ferdinandus career is winding down we really do worry for Ambodalle who was stopped in 2 by Ferdinandus in May. That was Ambodalle 9th stoppage loss and he's almost certainly there to just pad Kho's record. In what looks like another record padding bout the unbeaten Adli Hafidz (6-0, 3), from Malaysia, will be up against 35 year old Rocky Alap Alap (5-18-2). Alap Alap actually fought Theerawat back in 2010, losing in 4 rounds and has only win once since June 2008, suffering 15 losses in that time. California, USA Over in the US Top Rank promoted Kazakh prospect Janibek Alimkhanuly (6-0, 2) looks to continue his unbeaten run as he takes a big step up in class and faces off with Stuart McLellan (27-3-3-1, 11). The talented and unbeaten Alimkhanuly has, at times, flattered to deceive and although clearly an excellent fighter hasn't totally adapted to the professional ranks...yet. McLellan on the other hand is a 32 year old Canadian who is no world beater, but is a solid enough fighter to match Alimkhanuly with at this stage of his career. McLellan has mostly fought on the Canadian scene with his most notable result being a TKO3 loss to Steve Clagget back in 2015. Since the loss to Clagget he has gone 15-1-0-1 and should ask some questions of the Kazakh hopeful. Bucheon, South Korea
The main show this coming Saturday for Asian fight fans comes from South Korea, keeping up what has been an interestingly busy Korean scheduled this year. This time around it will be the KBA who are leading the way, and not the more well established KBM or KBF. The main event of the card will see female veteran Ji Hyun Park (23-3, 7) take on Chinese novice YuFei Wu (1-0). This will be Park's first defense of the WBF International Minimumweight title, which she won last July, and it's hard to see her losing here as she is genuinely a world class fighter. Wu is such an unknown that it's hard to get a read on her, though Korean sources have suggested that she was a standout Chinese amateur at high school level. On the under-card there isn't too much to be excited by, with the biggest supporting bout being between KBA ranked Light Welterweight's Hwan Young Jo (5-7, 1) and Jong Hoon Lim (2-4-1). These are both top 3 ranked by the KBA, though that really sums up the lack of depth under the KBA ranks. Another supporting bout will see Bum Young Lee (10-9-2, 3) take on Hyeon Oh Lee (3-3), with both of these men being ranked in the top 10 by the KBA at Super Bantamweight. Cavite, Philippines As well as the show in Korea there is also a show of note in the Philippines, featuring a number of interesting local hopefuls. One of the interesting bouts on this card will see unbeaten 19 year old ArAr Andales (9-0, 2) take on Cris Ganoza (17-2, 8) in a bout for the WBA Asia Minimumweight title. The bout is pencilled in as Andales' first defense of the belt, and he has really been impressive so far through his career, but this is a clear step up in class, and is obviously his toughest bout to date. Another interesting match up on this card will see Alphoe Dagayloan (12-2-5, 5) make his first defense of the WBA Asia Flyweight title, as he takes on unbeaten 20 year old Esneth Domingo (11-0, 6). Without trying to sound too easily impressed, we think this is a bloody brilliant match up. We've been impressed by Dagayloan, despite his less than perfect record, and Domingo is no patsy. This could be one of the weekends most interesting bouts.  Tokyo, Japan
Attention turns to the Korakuen Hall once again this coming Saturday for a stacked Dangan card, with 4 very good bouts on it. The main event of the show will see former Japanese Super Flyweight champion Ryuichi Funai (30-7, 21) take on Mexican youngster Victor Emanuel Olivo (15-2-1, 7) in an IBF Super Flyweight world title eliminator, with the winner moving towards a world tittle fight against Jerwin Ancajas. Funai has been on a good run since losing in a Japanese title fight to Sho Ishida way back in 2016. He claimed the Japanese title last year and the WBO Asia Pacific belt earlier this year, and he's actually 6-0 (5) since the loss to Ishida. When it comes to assessing Olivo's career things aren't that impressive, with his most notable result being a narrow loss to Milan Melindo back in 2015. Aged 22 Olivo is a fighter who is developing but he was beaten just 2 fights back by Jose Briegel Quirino, in what looks to have been a home town decision. Olivo is probably better than his record indicates, but this is still a big step up in class for the Mexican. We've a full preview of this bout here Funai and Olivo battle in world title eliminator! The chief supporting bout will match once beaten fighters, as Shuya Masaki (10-1, 5) takes on recent OPBF title challenger Izuki Tomioka (5-1-1, 1). The talented Masaki was tipped for big things, but his rise through the ranks was slowed this past January, when he was out pointed by Hironori Mishiro. Masaki has bounced back since his loss, with a decision win over Korean Hyun Je Shin, but this is a big step back up since that loss. On the other hand the 21 year old Tomioka surprised the Japanese scene this year when he pushed OPBF Lightweight champion Masayoshi Nakatani very close in July, losing an 11th round TKO in a very competitive bout. Tomioka's biggest issue is his lack of power, but we wouldn't be surprised by him relying on his skills and picking up a career best win here. Another mouth watering support bout will see Seiryu Toshikawa (10-4, 6) face off with the unbeaten Shawn Oda (9-0, 8) for the Japanese Youth Lightweight title. The more experienced man is 22 years old and debuted back in August 2014. He suffered a few early career set backs, losing 3 of his first 6, but has since gone 7-1 with a very notable win last time out against Ryuji Ikeda. On the hand Oda is a 20 year old with insane upside, as he showed when taking the 2016 Rookie of the Year crown at the age of 18. Oda hasn't been the busiest since his Rookie win, but has impressed, with 3 solid wins this year including a stoppage against Masashi Wakita in August. Oda is the more naturally gifted man, but this is likely to be his stiffest test to date. A preview of this bout is here Oda and Toshikawa battle for Lightweight youth crown! A fourth major bout on this card will see 2017 Rookie of the Year Yuga Inoue (7-0-1, 1) take on the hard hitting Kai Ishizawa (4-0, 4) for the vacant Japanese youth Minimumweight title fight. The 19 year old Inoue, no relation to Naoya Inoue, really impressed last year before taking the Rookie crown in December against Retsu Akabane. Since that Rookie win Inoue has scored his only stoppage win, taking out Daisuke Sudo in 5 rounds this past May. As for the 21 year old Ishizawa he made his debut in June 2017 and has impressed ever since, scoring a huge win over Tatsuro Nakashima back in April. It should be noted that Ishizawa was supposed to fight for this title earlier in the year, against Daiki Tomita, but the bout was cancelled when Ishizawa suffered an injury, which he has now recovered from. Our in depth preview of this bout is here Ishizawa and Inoue battle for Japanese youth title! Cebu, Philippines As well as the stacked show in Japan there's also a notable card in the Philippines, headlined by former world title challengers facing off, and featuring several prospects in supporting bouts. The main event will see Melvin Jerusalem (13-2, 8) battle against Toto Landero (10-3-2, 2). Both of these men have fought for world titles in recent years, with Jerusalem giving Wanehng Menayothin arguably the toughest bout of his career, in 2017, and Landero recently losing to Knockout CP Freshmart. The loser will have some serious rebuilding to do, but given that both men are still young that won't be a huge issue with the right mind set. The winner however will have taken a huge step towards getting a second shot at a world title. Our preview of this bout is here Jerusalem and Landero battle in brilliant all Filipino clash! In one of the supporting bouts fans will see unbeaten 20 year old Esneth Domingo (10-0, 6) risk his unbeaten record against Reymark Taday (9-6-1, 4), in what could be a good test for the 20 year old Domingo. Another of the supporting bouts will see will see the unbeaten Christian Bacolod (9-0, 7) taking on fellow unbeaten Christoval Furog (5-0, 2) in what should be a compelling bout, though we do feel that Bacolod's power and extra experience will be the difference. Lancashire, United Kingdom The Funai bout isn't the only world title eliminator taking place as the UK plays host to a Lightweight world title eliminator between Indonesian warrior Daud Yordan (38-3-0-1, 26) and popular Englishman Anthony Crolla (33-6-3, 13), who will be hoping to take a step towards a WBA title shot. Yordan has been one of the few Indonesian fighters in recent years to make a mark internationally and his win earlier this year against Pavel Malikov was one of the best bouts of 2018. He is however up against here, with Crolla being a former WBA world champion and one of the best contenders in the division, with great stamina and under-rated skills. With a big reward for the winner we're expecting this to be a very exciting and action packed contest, with a lot of leather being thrown. We've previewed that bout here Yordan and Crolla set for a thriller... New South Wales, Australia In Australia we're set for a bit of a mismatch, with the all action Joel Brunker (33-3, 19) battling Indonesian journeyman Rivo Rengkung (37-27-6, 14). The 32 year old Brunker isn't going to reach the heights many had hopes for, but Rengkung shouldn't pose any sort of a threat at all, and will instead be expected to pick up his 28th career defeat. Ekaterinburg, Russia In Russia we'll see former Uzbek amateur stand out Makhmud Gaipov (0-0) make his professional debut. Sadly at the time of writing no opponent has been named for Gaipov, but we're expecting him to be moved quickly and in 2019 we'll expect to see him fighting in 6 or even 8 rounders. Negros Occidental, Philippines
On April 25th fight fans in the Philippines will be able to attend a low key show in Negros Occidental. The main bout on this show will see the unbeaten Esneth Domingo (8-0, 4) look to extend his unbeaten record, as he battles Jeffrey Stella (4-4-2, 4). The 19 year old Domingo has been a professional since late 2015 and despite not fighting anyone of note he has been busy for such a youngster, with 4 fights in 2016 and 3 fights in 2017. As for Stella he is a limited fighter , who has failed to win any of his last 4 bouts, but he is heavy handed and dangerous early on with 3 stoppages. If nothing else we suspect this could be a chin check for Domingo and a chance for him to answer some questions about his defense and toughness. |
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