A press conference of the upcoming quadruple event was held on Sunday with all participants in Tokyo, Japan. The protagonists were WBC 108-pound champion Kenshiro Teraji (19-1, 11 KOs) and WBA super champion Hiroto Kyoguchi (16-1, 11 KOs), both from Japan, who will face off for unification at Saitama Super Arena on Tuesday. . Kenshiro, 30, youthful-looking, said: “If I win, I want to fight the WBO champion to unify three belts.” Undefeated beater Kyoguchi, 28, said: “I want to prove that I will be physically and biologically superior to Teraji, and I will concentrate on this fight.”
WBO defending junior flyweight champion Jonathan Gonzalez (26-3-1-1NC, 14 KOs), of Puerto Rico, said confidently, “It’s hard to beat me and dethrone me.” His Japanese challenger Shokichi Iwata (9-0, 6 KOs) said: “He will move well, but I would like to catch him up and finish him off.”
Having recently relinquished his WBO flyweight belt, undefeated Junto Nakatani, a tall, forceful left-hander, will face former minimum weight leader Francisco Rodriguez, Mexico, in his first super flyweight fight. Nakatani, 24, said: “I hope to show a good performance to be a champion again in the 115-pound category.”
Undefeated WBO Asia Pacific lightweight champion Shuichiro Yoshino will defend his regional belt against elongated former OPBF ruler Masayoshi Nakatani out of twelve. Yoshino said, “Hopefully, the winner of this fight will go to a world title competition.” Nakatani responded to his comment and said, “I will show a good fight mentally and spiritually.”
This sensational event presented by Teiken Promotions will be broadcast live via Amazon Prime Video here in Japan without any TV coverage. ESPN+ airs in the U.S.
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