Nakagawa and Kaji, Suzuki and Ichimura make weight for title double header
Tomorrow fight fans in Japan will be able to see Japanese Super Flyweight champion Kenta Nakagawa (21-4-1, 12) [中川健太] defending his title against Hayate Kaji (15-1, 9) [梶颯] at Korakuen Hall.
Today the two men took part in their weigh in for the contest, with both men making the 115lb limit with no issues.
On the scales the champion, defending the title for the first time since capturing it in April to begin his third reign, was114.75lbs and looked in great shape. He explained that the sparring for the bout had been great and that his weight loss was the best of his career, explaining that he had put more physical training into his preparation than before.
As for Kaji he was bang on the limit and explained that he was really happy about getting a title shot so soon after his controversial 2021 loss to Ryoji Fukunaga, a bout that many viewers felt Kaji had done enough to win. Despite losing to Fukunaga it seems the result has instilled new belief in Kaji, who explained that he was stronger after that loss. He was also encouraged by the recent win by stablemate Ryota Toyoshima (16-2-1, 10) [豊嶋亮太].
The Nakagawa Vs Kaji bout isn't the only title bout on the show, with Japanese female Minimumweight champion Nanako Suzuki (6-2, 1) [鈴木なな子] defending her title, for the first time, as she takes on Sarasa Ichimura (4-10-1) [一村更紗]. On the scales Suzuki was 104.6lbs, and explained that she was able to concentrate more on boxing for this bout than usual, as she graduated from college back in Spring. As for Ichimura she was under the limit, at 104lbs, for what is the most important bout of her career, by far.
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Japanese champion Suzuki defends against Ichimura
Today the two men took part in their weigh in for the contest, with both men making the 115lb limit with no issues.
On the scales the champion, defending the title for the first time since capturing it in April to begin his third reign, was114.75lbs and looked in great shape. He explained that the sparring for the bout had been great and that his weight loss was the best of his career, explaining that he had put more physical training into his preparation than before.
As for Kaji he was bang on the limit and explained that he was really happy about getting a title shot so soon after his controversial 2021 loss to Ryoji Fukunaga, a bout that many viewers felt Kaji had done enough to win. Despite losing to Fukunaga it seems the result has instilled new belief in Kaji, who explained that he was stronger after that loss. He was also encouraged by the recent win by stablemate Ryota Toyoshima (16-2-1, 10) [豊嶋亮太].
The Nakagawa Vs Kaji bout isn't the only title bout on the show, with Japanese female Minimumweight champion Nanako Suzuki (6-2, 1) [鈴木なな子] defending her title, for the first time, as she takes on Sarasa Ichimura (4-10-1) [一村更紗]. On the scales Suzuki was 104.6lbs, and explained that she was able to concentrate more on boxing for this bout than usual, as she graduated from college back in Spring. As for Ichimura she was under the limit, at 104lbs, for what is the most important bout of her career, by far.
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Japanese champion Suzuki defends against Ichimura