Kameda and Parejo make weight for world title eliminator
The next 24 hours or so are crazy for fans of the sweet science, with so much action taking place in such a little amount of time. One of the notable bouts which has gone a little under the radar is a WBA Super Bantamweight world title eliminator, as Tomoki Kameda (37-3, 20) [亀田和毅] battles Venezuelan fighter Yonfrez Parejo (24-4-1, 12) in Mexico, with the winner set to get a world title fight next year.
Yesterday, ahead of their bout, the two men took part in their weigh in for the contest and both men 122lb and both men hit the scales on the divisional limit.
After making weight Kameda thanked those involved in putting on the show and he also spoke about how happy he was to fight in Hermosillo for the first time on his career. He has fought, extensively, in Mexico before but he seemed really glad to be fighting in an area that has such strong boxing links. He also explained that he was happy to have been able to prepare for the bout there, and that he has been preparing for this bout for 3 months, which included sparring with world champions, such as Nonito Donaire.
Although he's prepared well Kameda did complain that he didn't have any of his favourite food and sports drink, which he would have had had the bout been at home in Japan.
As for Parejo, he came across as less confident and less relaxed, even though he stated that he would make the most of his opportunity here.
For those wanting to watch this one, the bout is reportedly going to be streamed live on Kameda's own YouTube channel.
Yesterday, ahead of their bout, the two men took part in their weigh in for the contest and both men 122lb and both men hit the scales on the divisional limit.
After making weight Kameda thanked those involved in putting on the show and he also spoke about how happy he was to fight in Hermosillo for the first time on his career. He has fought, extensively, in Mexico before but he seemed really glad to be fighting in an area that has such strong boxing links. He also explained that he was happy to have been able to prepare for the bout there, and that he has been preparing for this bout for 3 months, which included sparring with world champions, such as Nonito Donaire.
Although he's prepared well Kameda did complain that he didn't have any of his favourite food and sports drink, which he would have had had the bout been at home in Japan.
As for Parejo, he came across as less confident and less relaxed, even though he stated that he would make the most of his opportunity here.
For those wanting to watch this one, the bout is reportedly going to be streamed live on Kameda's own YouTube channel.