Sawada and Oshima make weight for Japanese title fight!
Tomorrow at Korakuen Hall we'll see a new Japanese Bantamweight champion being crowned as Kyosuke Sawada (14-2-2, 6) [澤田京介] and Kenshin Oshima (7-1-1, 3) [大嶋剣心] battle for the title that was vacated in 2021 by Yusuke Suzuki (11-3, 7) [鈴木悠介], who was forced into retirement.
Today, ahead of their clash, the two men took part in their weigh in for the bout, and thankfully both Sawada and Oshima made the 118lb limit, with out any issues at all.
On the scales Sawada was the lighter man, hitting the scales at 117.72lbs, comfortably under the limit. At the weigh in he looked in great shape, and seemed incredibly hungry for a win here, to make the most of his second chance at the Japanese title after a technical draw last year with Ikuro Sadatsune. He spoke about winning the battle, and even referenced the cursed Japanese Bantamweight title, something that has been mentioned in the boxing media several times over the last few years after injuries, weigh-in mishaps, and Covid19 have all affected the recent history of the title.
Oshima on the other hand was bang on the 118lb divisional limit. He looked surprisingly good on the scales, given he hasn't fought in over 2 years, and admitted he had done 136 rounds of sparring for this bout. He described his condition at perfect for the bout, and seemingly suggested that he would never lose to Sawada, coming across as so confident it almost bordered on arrogance.
For fans wanting to watch this bout, it will be shown live on G+, who will having a double header of boxing with this show in Saturday and the All Japan Rookie of the Year final on Sunday.
Related – Sawada and Oshima battle for Japanese national title!
Today, ahead of their clash, the two men took part in their weigh in for the bout, and thankfully both Sawada and Oshima made the 118lb limit, with out any issues at all.
On the scales Sawada was the lighter man, hitting the scales at 117.72lbs, comfortably under the limit. At the weigh in he looked in great shape, and seemed incredibly hungry for a win here, to make the most of his second chance at the Japanese title after a technical draw last year with Ikuro Sadatsune. He spoke about winning the battle, and even referenced the cursed Japanese Bantamweight title, something that has been mentioned in the boxing media several times over the last few years after injuries, weigh-in mishaps, and Covid19 have all affected the recent history of the title.
Oshima on the other hand was bang on the 118lb divisional limit. He looked surprisingly good on the scales, given he hasn't fought in over 2 years, and admitted he had done 136 rounds of sparring for this bout. He described his condition at perfect for the bout, and seemingly suggested that he would never lose to Sawada, coming across as so confident it almost bordered on arrogance.
For fans wanting to watch this bout, it will be shown live on G+, who will having a double header of boxing with this show in Saturday and the All Japan Rookie of the Year final on Sunday.
Related – Sawada and Oshima battle for Japanese national title!