Kuga to defend Japanese title against Fujihara!
Earlier this week we reported that Tsubasa Murachi (4-0, 3) [村地翼] would be battling against Froilan Saludar (30-3-1, 21) on September 21st in a bout for the WBO Asia Pacific Super Flyweight title. We were really excited about that bout, and since then we've seen the card really really develop and it's now been revealed that that bout will be one of two title bouts on the card, with the other being confirmed today.
That other title bout will see Japanese Super Bantamweight champion Yusaku Kuga (18-3-1, 11) [久我勇作] defending his title against Yosuke Fujihara (18-6, 5) [藤原陽介], in what will be Kuga's first defense since reclaiming the title in May with a thrilling win over Ryoichi Tamura (12-4-1, 6) [田村 亮一].
The hard hitting Kuga made 2 defenses in his first reign, before losing the belt last year to Shingo Wake. He regained the belt with the win over Tamura, but the bout took a lot out of both men, and it's hard to complain about him having an easier defense here, to begin his second reign. Fujihara, who won the Super Flyweight Rookie of the Year way back in 2008, will be getting his second title shot, following a 2016 loss to Yasutaka Ishimoto. Sadly he has done little to deserve a second shot, going 2-2 since losing Ishimoto, though should prove to be the perfect foil for the hard hitting Kuga to shine against.
The Kuga Vs Fujihara bout was the third notable bout to be announced for card, after the Murachi Vs Saludar bout and the brilliant Japanese Minimumweight title eliminator between Kai Ishizawa (6-0, 6) [石澤開] and former world title challenger Masataka Taniguchi (11-3, 7) [谷口 将隆]. We can now confirm the card will have 1 more notable bout, with unbeaten Afghan-Japanese Welterweight Kudura Kaneko (10-0, 7) [クドゥラ金子] taking on Moon Hyon Yun (18-7-3, 4) [尹文鉉] in a mouth watering 8 round clash between Japanese ranked Welterweights.
The card is expected to be featured on Boxing Raise and at the moment it really does look like a sensational card for subscribers to the Dangan streaming and video on demand service.
That other title bout will see Japanese Super Bantamweight champion Yusaku Kuga (18-3-1, 11) [久我勇作] defending his title against Yosuke Fujihara (18-6, 5) [藤原陽介], in what will be Kuga's first defense since reclaiming the title in May with a thrilling win over Ryoichi Tamura (12-4-1, 6) [田村 亮一].
The hard hitting Kuga made 2 defenses in his first reign, before losing the belt last year to Shingo Wake. He regained the belt with the win over Tamura, but the bout took a lot out of both men, and it's hard to complain about him having an easier defense here, to begin his second reign. Fujihara, who won the Super Flyweight Rookie of the Year way back in 2008, will be getting his second title shot, following a 2016 loss to Yasutaka Ishimoto. Sadly he has done little to deserve a second shot, going 2-2 since losing Ishimoto, though should prove to be the perfect foil for the hard hitting Kuga to shine against.
The Kuga Vs Fujihara bout was the third notable bout to be announced for card, after the Murachi Vs Saludar bout and the brilliant Japanese Minimumweight title eliminator between Kai Ishizawa (6-0, 6) [石澤開] and former world title challenger Masataka Taniguchi (11-3, 7) [谷口 将隆]. We can now confirm the card will have 1 more notable bout, with unbeaten Afghan-Japanese Welterweight Kudura Kaneko (10-0, 7) [クドゥラ金子] taking on Moon Hyon Yun (18-7-3, 4) [尹文鉉] in a mouth watering 8 round clash between Japanese ranked Welterweights.
The card is expected to be featured on Boxing Raise and at the moment it really does look like a sensational card for subscribers to the Dangan streaming and video on demand service.