Matsunaga to defend Japanese title in November!

Earlier today we were informed that Japanese Light Middleweight champion Hironobu Matsunaga (15-1, 9) [松永 宏信] will make his first defense on November 2nd, as part of the November Dynamic Glove card. In the opposite card to the once beaten champion will be the well regarded Koki Koshikawa (9-1, 6) [越川孝紀].

The 31 year old champion won the title back in May, when he upset Nobuyuki Shindo in 6 rounds. That was Matsunaga's 9th straight win, and 4th by stoppage, and saw him make the most of his mandatory opportunity. He's now been unbeaten since a ​the 2014 All Japan Rookie of the Year, where he was stopped in 2 rounds by Yukji Beppu. Since then he has been on a roll with notable wins against the likes of Hisao Narita, Sanosuke Sasaki, Je Ni Ma, Koshinmaru Saito and of course Shindo.

The 28 year old Koshikawa turned professional in 2014 with a lot of expectation on his shoulders, and made an impact with a debut win over Quaye Peter. After 4 wins he suffered a loss to veteran Koshinmaru Saito, before taking a 2 year break from the ring. Since returning he has gone 5-0 (4) including a win over Daisuke Sakamoto.

At the moment there is no other bouts announced for this card, yet, though those are likely to be announced in October,