Reiya Konishi vacates Japanese title, eyes world title fight!

Earlier today saw news break from Japan to announce that Reiya Konishi (15-0, 5) [小西伶弥] had vacated the Japanese Minimumweight title, and stated his intent to campaign at Light Flyweight, where he will begin his hunt for a world title.The Shinsei gym fighter first made a name for himself in 2014, when he claimed the Rookie of the Year crown. Konishi claimed the national title in April 2017, when he narrowly beat Masataka Taniguchi with a majority decis [...]