Nishida to defend regional title against Pelesio
Earlier today Mutoh Gym held a press conference to announce You Will Be the Champion 14, which will take place on October 9th at the Sumiyoshi Ward Center in Osaka.
It was announced that the main event of the show sill see WBO Asia Pacific Bantamweight champion Ryosuke Nishida (5-0, 1) [西田凌佑] defending his title against Filipino challenger Aljum Pelesio (11-1, 6).
The bout will serve as Nishida's second defense of the title, which he won with a decision over Daigo Higa in April 2021, and will see Pelesio stepping up massively for his first title bout and his first bout outside of the Philippines. Entering the bout Nishida is world ranked by the IBF, WBO and WBC, as well as the #1 ranked fighter with the OPBF. Pelesio on the other hand is the #15 ranked challenger for Nishida's title, and also holds an OPBF ranking.
Whilst the main event was announced the rest of the card wasn't, though there were some fighters announced for the show. One of those was the fast rising Kaito Yamasaki (3-0, 1) [山崎海斗], who will compete in an 8 round bout at Featherweight, and Takeru Inoue (0-0) [井上彪], who will be in a 6 round. The talented Inoue went an impressive 56-14 as an amateur, winning two notable national competitions and is tipped for big things over the coming years as the Mutoh gym continue to snap up some of the best prospects in Japanese.
It was announced that the main event of the show sill see WBO Asia Pacific Bantamweight champion Ryosuke Nishida (5-0, 1) [西田凌佑] defending his title against Filipino challenger Aljum Pelesio (11-1, 6).
The bout will serve as Nishida's second defense of the title, which he won with a decision over Daigo Higa in April 2021, and will see Pelesio stepping up massively for his first title bout and his first bout outside of the Philippines. Entering the bout Nishida is world ranked by the IBF, WBO and WBC, as well as the #1 ranked fighter with the OPBF. Pelesio on the other hand is the #15 ranked challenger for Nishida's title, and also holds an OPBF ranking.
Whilst the main event was announced the rest of the card wasn't, though there were some fighters announced for the show. One of those was the fast rising Kaito Yamasaki (3-0, 1) [山崎海斗], who will compete in an 8 round bout at Featherweight, and Takeru Inoue (0-0) [井上彪], who will be in a 6 round. The talented Inoue went an impressive 56-14 as an amateur, winning two notable national competitions and is tipped for big things over the coming years as the Mutoh gym continue to snap up some of the best prospects in Japanese.