Inoue and Ikeda make weight for Japanese title fight
Tomorrow fight fans at Korakuen Hall will see Japanese Light Welterweight champion Koki Inoue (13-0, 10) [浩樹井上] defending his title against Ryuji Ikeda (14-5-3, 9) [池田竜司], in what will be Inoue's first defense.
Today, ahead of tomorrow's bout, the two fighters took part in their weigh in and both fighters made the 140lb limit with no notable issues.
On the scales Inoue was 140lbs whilst Ikeda was slightly lighter at 139.56lbs.
Inoue, who looked in amazing shape, stated that he was in the best condition of his career so far though admitted that he wanted to put on a more high impact style than he has had in the past. Inoue, who was over in the UK in May, spoke about watching the recent Josh Taylor Vs Ivan Baranchyk bout, and seemed to hint at a potential future bout with Taylor. He admitted he's not as good as Taylor is at the moment, but seems confident that he can improve and become better than the Scottish champion.
Ikeda on the other hand spoke about scoring the upset and he seemed confident of making the most of the one-to-one training he's had with Takanori Hatakeyama. He seemed to suggest he knew he couldn't out boxing Inoue but would be looking go for a stoppage of the Japanese champion.
Related - Inoue takes on Ikeda in Japanese title defense
(Image courtesy of boxmob.jp)
Today, ahead of tomorrow's bout, the two fighters took part in their weigh in and both fighters made the 140lb limit with no notable issues.
On the scales Inoue was 140lbs whilst Ikeda was slightly lighter at 139.56lbs.
Inoue, who looked in amazing shape, stated that he was in the best condition of his career so far though admitted that he wanted to put on a more high impact style than he has had in the past. Inoue, who was over in the UK in May, spoke about watching the recent Josh Taylor Vs Ivan Baranchyk bout, and seemed to hint at a potential future bout with Taylor. He admitted he's not as good as Taylor is at the moment, but seems confident that he can improve and become better than the Scottish champion.
Ikeda on the other hand spoke about scoring the upset and he seemed confident of making the most of the one-to-one training he's had with Takanori Hatakeyama. He seemed to suggest he knew he couldn't out boxing Inoue but would be looking go for a stoppage of the Japanese champion.
Related - Inoue takes on Ikeda in Japanese title defense
(Image courtesy of boxmob.jp)