Japanese award winners for August and September take part in award ceremony
On Saturday at Korakuen Hall fans were given a rare double award ceremony with the East Japan Boxing Association award winners for August and September both being recognised for their achievements in recent months.
The 6 award winners were all honoured and given chance to talk.
The MVP for August was Japanese Middleweight champion Kazuto Takesako (11-0-1, 11) [竹迫司登] who confirmed that his next bout would be the previous reported January clash with OPBF Middleweight champion Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa (12-4-1, 11) [細川チャーリー忍].
The August Fighting Spirit award winner, Hiroaki Teshigawara (20-2-2, 13) [勅使河原 弘晶], revealed that he would be defending his OPBF Super Bantamweight title on December 12th, though his opponent was yet to be confirmed. This means the December 12th Diamond Glove show will a double header with Teshigawara defending his belt on a card that will also feature Japanese Featherweight champion Ryo Sagawa (8-1, 4) [佐川遼] defending his title against Ryo Hino (13-1-2, 8) [日野僚].
The third of August's winners was Masahiro Suzuki (3-0, 2) [鈴木雅弘], who didn't have much to say about the future directly, essentially saying he was happy to win the award. It seems likely, though is yet to be confirmed, that he will be back in action in January.
September's MVP was the aforementioned Ryo Sagawa (8-1, 4) [佐川遼], who seemed to suggest that he didn't deserve the MVP award, but was happy to receive it. As mentioned earlier he'll be back in the ring in December to defend the Japanese Featherweight title.
The September Fighting Spirit award winner was Yusaku Kuga (19-3-1, 12) [久我勇作], who, seemed surprised that he wasn't the MVP for the month, echoing the comment from Sagawa. Though he did seem to suggest that he was aiming to claim the MVP award next time he fought, though he didn't reveal the scheduling or his next bout.
The Newcomer award for September was Rikito Shiba (4-0, 2) [芝力人] who seemed to suggest he was unhappy with his September performance, despite winning the Japanese Youth Light Flyweight title, and was expecting a better performance when he fights again, on December 15th against Masamichi Yabuki (9-3, 9) [佐藤政道] in a Japanese title eliminator.
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The 6 award winners were all honoured and given chance to talk.
The MVP for August was Japanese Middleweight champion Kazuto Takesako (11-0-1, 11) [竹迫司登] who confirmed that his next bout would be the previous reported January clash with OPBF Middleweight champion Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa (12-4-1, 11) [細川チャーリー忍].
The August Fighting Spirit award winner, Hiroaki Teshigawara (20-2-2, 13) [勅使河原 弘晶], revealed that he would be defending his OPBF Super Bantamweight title on December 12th, though his opponent was yet to be confirmed. This means the December 12th Diamond Glove show will a double header with Teshigawara defending his belt on a card that will also feature Japanese Featherweight champion Ryo Sagawa (8-1, 4) [佐川遼] defending his title against Ryo Hino (13-1-2, 8) [日野僚].
The third of August's winners was Masahiro Suzuki (3-0, 2) [鈴木雅弘], who didn't have much to say about the future directly, essentially saying he was happy to win the award. It seems likely, though is yet to be confirmed, that he will be back in action in January.
September's MVP was the aforementioned Ryo Sagawa (8-1, 4) [佐川遼], who seemed to suggest that he didn't deserve the MVP award, but was happy to receive it. As mentioned earlier he'll be back in the ring in December to defend the Japanese Featherweight title.
The September Fighting Spirit award winner was Yusaku Kuga (19-3-1, 12) [久我勇作], who, seemed surprised that he wasn't the MVP for the month, echoing the comment from Sagawa. Though he did seem to suggest that he was aiming to claim the MVP award next time he fought, though he didn't reveal the scheduling or his next bout.
The Newcomer award for September was Rikito Shiba (4-0, 2) [芝力人] who seemed to suggest he was unhappy with his September performance, despite winning the Japanese Youth Light Flyweight title, and was expecting a better performance when he fights again, on December 15th against Masamichi Yabuki (9-3, 9) [佐藤政道] in a Japanese title eliminator.
(Image courtesy of boxmob.jp)