Murachi and Berondo to clash for regional title
Earlier today it was announced that Tsubasa Murachi (8-1-1, 3) [村地 翼] would get his second shot at a title on October 30th, as he battles Filipino foe Wilbert Berondo (16-5-2, 6) for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Super Flyweight, at the FujisanMesse in Fuji.
The talented Murachi, who looks to become the first title holder from the Suruga Danji gym, first attempted to win this title back in 2019, when he fought Froilan Saludar. In that bout Murachi dropped Saludar, before being stopped himself in the 8th round, in a bout that seemed to come far too early for him. Since then he has gone 4-0-1, but all 5 of those bouts have been against domestic competition, and he's not looked great at times, being held to a draw a year ago by Yuto Nakamura and struggling to a decision to Musashi Yoshino in February.
Berondo on the other hand will be getting his most notable fight to date. The 26 year old debuted in 2014 and reeled off 10 straight wins before being stopped by the then highly touted Hinata Maruta in 2016. Since that loss he has gone 6-4-2 with notable bouts against Vincent Astrolabio, who stopped him in 8, and Kenshin Oshima, who took a decision over him.
For both men this is a must win. A loss will be really hard for Murahi to bounce back from, even at this stage in his career, but for Berondo it's almost unthinkable for him to get another notable bout at this level.
The talented Murachi, who looks to become the first title holder from the Suruga Danji gym, first attempted to win this title back in 2019, when he fought Froilan Saludar. In that bout Murachi dropped Saludar, before being stopped himself in the 8th round, in a bout that seemed to come far too early for him. Since then he has gone 4-0-1, but all 5 of those bouts have been against domestic competition, and he's not looked great at times, being held to a draw a year ago by Yuto Nakamura and struggling to a decision to Musashi Yoshino in February.
Berondo on the other hand will be getting his most notable fight to date. The 26 year old debuted in 2014 and reeled off 10 straight wins before being stopped by the then highly touted Hinata Maruta in 2016. Since that loss he has gone 6-4-2 with notable bouts against Vincent Astrolabio, who stopped him in 8, and Kenshin Oshima, who took a decision over him.
For both men this is a must win. A loss will be really hard for Murahi to bounce back from, even at this stage in his career, but for Berondo it's almost unthinkable for him to get another notable bout at this level.