Koshikwa and Kawasaki make weight for Japanese title fight
Tomorrow at Korakuen Hall fight fans will see a new Japanese Light Middleweight champion being crowned as former Japanese domestic amateur standout Koki Koshikawa (9-3, 6) [越川孝紀] takes on Makoto Kawasaki (12-8-1, 2) [川崎真琴] for the vacant title.
Today, ahead of their bout, the two men took part in their official weigh in and both men made the 154lb limit, albeit it wasn't easy for one of the men.
On the scales Koshikawa genuinely seemed to struggling, missing weight by 1lb originally before coming back and making weight at a second attempt. Sadly for him he didn't look in particularly good, in fact he rather fleshy and like a man who could have made 147lbs had he really wanted to. He put the weight issues down to the fact that his scales at home weren't calibrated properly, resulting in him needing to lose the extra 1lb, but in all honest it's hard to not think he was, at least partially, a bit unprofessional here.
As for Kawasaki he made weight with no problems at all, weighing in at 153.8lbs. Kawasaki making the weight with no issues at all, shouldn't be too much of a surprise given he has, for the most part, fought as a Welterweight. Despite the fact he's moving up in weight the 37 year old Kawasaki seemed determined to win here, and finally win a Japanese title in what will be his third title shot. If he was to win he would become the oldest national champion in history.
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Today, ahead of their bout, the two men took part in their official weigh in and both men made the 154lb limit, albeit it wasn't easy for one of the men.
On the scales Koshikawa genuinely seemed to struggling, missing weight by 1lb originally before coming back and making weight at a second attempt. Sadly for him he didn't look in particularly good, in fact he rather fleshy and like a man who could have made 147lbs had he really wanted to. He put the weight issues down to the fact that his scales at home weren't calibrated properly, resulting in him needing to lose the extra 1lb, but in all honest it's hard to not think he was, at least partially, a bit unprofessional here.
As for Kawasaki he made weight with no problems at all, weighing in at 153.8lbs. Kawasaki making the weight with no issues at all, shouldn't be too much of a surprise given he has, for the most part, fought as a Welterweight. Despite the fact he's moving up in weight the 37 year old Kawasaki seemed determined to win here, and finally win a Japanese title in what will be his third title shot. If he was to win he would become the oldest national champion in history.
Related - Kawasaki and Koshikawa battle for vacant Japanese title!