On December 30, live from the historic Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, WBO junior lightweight world champion Masayuki Ito (24-1-1, 12 KO’s), who hails from Tokyo, will make his first title defense against Ekaterinburg, Russia’s unbeaten Evgeny Chuprakov (20-0, 10 KO’s). By Bill Tibbs
