Mizuki Chimoto to battle Chie Higano for Japanese title!

On June 25th we'll be getting a really interesting Japan Vs Korea card, with a host of bouts between novices from the two countries. Those international bouts aren't the only thing on the show of value however and we also get a Japanese female title bout.

The title bout in question will see Japanese female Minimumweight champion Chie Higano (8-8-1, 2) [日向野知恵] defending her title against novice professional Mizuki Chimoto (1-0, 1) [千本瑞規].

For Higano the bout will be her first defense of the title, a title she won in February when she defeated Yumi Narita, in their second bout. She is a former world title challenger and despite a less than great record she is a solid fighter at domestic level and could be too much too soon for Chimoto.

As for Chimoto she is no ordinary 1-0 fighter, as she's one of Watanabe Gyms best kept secrets​. As an amateur she went 45-12  and is hotly tipped by those at the gym as a future female star, much in the same as as Eri Matsuda and Kasumi Saeki are for their respective gyms.