Mishiro to defend OPBF title against Takenaka!
Yesterday we reported two bouts set for Dangan 226.on July 27th, today we can talk about a third,and a bout that looks likely to be the show's main event.
The bout in question will see OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (7-0-1, 2) [三代大訓] defending his belt against former OPBF Featherweight champion Ryo Takenaka (18-4-1, 11) [竹中 良], in what looks like a tough by clearly winnable defense for the champion.
The champion won the title last June, when he narrowly over-come Carlo Magali with a 12 round split decision. Since then he has defended the belt twice, taking a draw against Japanese champion Masaru Sueyoshi and a clear decision against Takuya Watanabe, to move towards a future world title fight. He's still some way from a shot at the top, but is on the rise and with just 8 professional bouts to his name his rise has been a very quick one, and one that seems likely to not slow down any time soon.
Takenaka on the other hand is best known for his OPBF reign 4lbs south. He's a technical boxer-puncher with under-rated skills, solid power and a good work rate, but at 126lbs his chin was generally his weakness, and he was stopped stopped by the likes of Ryol Li Lee, Hisashi Amagasa and Sah Myung Noh As the OPBF champion he won the belt in August 2015, stopping Vinvin Rufino, and made 3 defenses before losing the belt to Noh in 207. Since then he has gone 2-1, with a notable loss last time our, in China to Ukrainian teenager Heorhii Lashko, in an IBF Silk Road tournament bout.
For Takenaka another loss, especially in the wake of the one to Lashko, would spell the end of his career whilst a win would be a career saver. For Mishiro a win takes him one more step towards a potential world title fight, and would be another solid defense of his title.
As mentioned this is the third bout of note to be confirmed for the show. This announcement follows announcements of a Japanese Bantamweight title bout, between Yuta Saito (12-9-3, 9) [齊藤裕太] and mandatory challenger Yusuke Suzuki (10-3, 7) [鈴木悠介], and a Japanese Youth Light Flyweight title fight, between Rikito Shiba (3-0, 2) [芝力人] and Tsuyoshi Sato (9-1-1, 5) [佐藤剛].
The bout in question will see OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (7-0-1, 2) [三代大訓] defending his belt against former OPBF Featherweight champion Ryo Takenaka (18-4-1, 11) [竹中 良], in what looks like a tough by clearly winnable defense for the champion.
The champion won the title last June, when he narrowly over-come Carlo Magali with a 12 round split decision. Since then he has defended the belt twice, taking a draw against Japanese champion Masaru Sueyoshi and a clear decision against Takuya Watanabe, to move towards a future world title fight. He's still some way from a shot at the top, but is on the rise and with just 8 professional bouts to his name his rise has been a very quick one, and one that seems likely to not slow down any time soon.
Takenaka on the other hand is best known for his OPBF reign 4lbs south. He's a technical boxer-puncher with under-rated skills, solid power and a good work rate, but at 126lbs his chin was generally his weakness, and he was stopped stopped by the likes of Ryol Li Lee, Hisashi Amagasa and Sah Myung Noh As the OPBF champion he won the belt in August 2015, stopping Vinvin Rufino, and made 3 defenses before losing the belt to Noh in 207. Since then he has gone 2-1, with a notable loss last time our, in China to Ukrainian teenager Heorhii Lashko, in an IBF Silk Road tournament bout.
For Takenaka another loss, especially in the wake of the one to Lashko, would spell the end of his career whilst a win would be a career saver. For Mishiro a win takes him one more step towards a potential world title fight, and would be another solid defense of his title.
As mentioned this is the third bout of note to be confirmed for the show. This announcement follows announcements of a Japanese Bantamweight title bout, between Yuta Saito (12-9-3, 9) [齊藤裕太] and mandatory challenger Yusuke Suzuki (10-3, 7) [鈴木悠介], and a Japanese Youth Light Flyweight title fight, between Rikito Shiba (3-0, 2) [芝力人] and Tsuyoshi Sato (9-1-1, 5) [佐藤剛].