Former regional champion Mori transfers gym!
Back in May we saw talented youngster Musashi Mori (12-1, 7) [森 武蔵] lose the WBO Asia Pacific Featherweight title, losing in a unification bout with OPBF champion Satoshi Shimizu (10-1, 9) [清水 聡]. Following that loss, news went quiet on what was next for Mori, though it now appears he is set to shake things up going forward and it's now been confirmed that he has changed gyms.
Mori, who was with former WBC Bantamweight champion Yasuei Yakushiji and his gym since starting his professional career, has officially transferred to the Shisei Gym, which is the same gym as WBO Super Flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (26-2, 15) [井岡一翔] and former WBC Flyweight champion Daigo Higa (17-2-1, 17) [比 嘉 大吾].
Although the Shisei Gym isn't a big name one at the moment, the quality there is really impressive and adding Mori to the stable will further strengthen it's standing, whilst allowing the gym to focus on not just it's current stars but also the future, something Mori is certainly going to be part of given he's only 21 at the moment.
Talking about the transfer Mori stated that he respects Ioka, who is the key figure head of the gym, that he will become a world a champion one day and and will resurrect his career at the Shisei Boxing gym.
At the time of writing it's unclear when Mori will return to the ring, though we suspect it will be sooner rather than later, and could happen on the under-card of Kazuto Ioka's next title defense.
Mori, who was with former WBC Bantamweight champion Yasuei Yakushiji and his gym since starting his professional career, has officially transferred to the Shisei Gym, which is the same gym as WBO Super Flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (26-2, 15) [井岡一翔] and former WBC Flyweight champion Daigo Higa (17-2-1, 17) [比 嘉 大吾].
Although the Shisei Gym isn't a big name one at the moment, the quality there is really impressive and adding Mori to the stable will further strengthen it's standing, whilst allowing the gym to focus on not just it's current stars but also the future, something Mori is certainly going to be part of given he's only 21 at the moment.
Talking about the transfer Mori stated that he respects Ioka, who is the key figure head of the gym, that he will become a world a champion one day and and will resurrect his career at the Shisei Boxing gym.
At the time of writing it's unclear when Mori will return to the ring, though we suspect it will be sooner rather than later, and could happen on the under-card of Kazuto Ioka's next title defense.