Furuhashi and Kuga make weight for rematch!
Tomorrow fight fans at Korakuen Hall will get the chance to see Japanese Super Bantamweight Gakuya Furuhashi (28-8-1, 16) [古橋大輔] face off with the man he beat for the title last year, Yusaku Kuga (20-5-1, 13) [久我勇作]. Today, ahead of their much anticipated rematch, the two men took part in their weigh in, and both men made the 122lb limit for the bout, at their first attempt.
On the scales both men came in bang on the divisional limit of 122lbs, and both looked in great shape for the bout, and seemed incredibly relaxed.
Their first bout, last January, saw Kuga enter as the champion, but get broken down in 9 rounds, of a truly thrilling fight that was one of the main highlights of the Japanese schedule last year. Since then bother men have fought once, with Furuhashi retaining his title and Kuga booking this fight with a win over former champion Ryoichi Tamura, in what was the third bout between the two men.
At the weigh both fighters spoke confidently to the media, with Furuhashi explaining he can only imagine himself winning by KO, and explained that he's expecting Kuga to fighter differently to how he did a year ago. Notably Kuga's issue in their first bout seemed to be him running out of steam, and we wouldn't be surprised by that being on the mind of both men here.
Kuga explained that he has evolved since their first bout, but stated that he will win this time around, and like Furuhashi he seemed really confident of coming out on top, in what could be a genuine thriller, much like their first.
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On the scales both men came in bang on the divisional limit of 122lbs, and both looked in great shape for the bout, and seemed incredibly relaxed.
Their first bout, last January, saw Kuga enter as the champion, but get broken down in 9 rounds, of a truly thrilling fight that was one of the main highlights of the Japanese schedule last year. Since then bother men have fought once, with Furuhashi retaining his title and Kuga booking this fight with a win over former champion Ryoichi Tamura, in what was the third bout between the two men.
At the weigh both fighters spoke confidently to the media, with Furuhashi explaining he can only imagine himself winning by KO, and explained that he's expecting Kuga to fighter differently to how he did a year ago. Notably Kuga's issue in their first bout seemed to be him running out of steam, and we wouldn't be surprised by that being on the mind of both men here.
Kuga explained that he has evolved since their first bout, but stated that he will win this time around, and like Furuhashi he seemed really confident of coming out on top, in what could be a genuine thriller, much like their first.
Related - Furuhashi and Kuga go again in Japanese title rematch!