Japanese title triple header announced for April!
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Earlier today Misako Boxing Gym announced their April edition of Diamond Glove, and it is a huge domestic card, acting a triple header, with 3 Japanese title bouts on it, as it really becomes the star show of this year’s Champion Carnival.
One of the three bouts, arguably the stand out of the three, will see Japanese Light Flyweight champion Toshiki Kawamitsu (11-1, 7) [川満俊輝] defending his title against Kyosuke Takami (8-0, 6) [高見享介], in a bout that will likely see the winner make a major move towards a world title bout. For Kawamitsu the bout serves as his third defense, and will see him look to build on a stellar 2024 which saw him going 2-0 (2). As for Takami this will be in his first title bout, and he will look to make huge strides towards world level, and toward proving he is as good as he has looked. In 2024 Takami beat Kenichi Horikawa, Wulan Tuolehazi and Jomar Caindog, in a brilliant year that really saw him announce himself as one of the stand prospects at 108lbs.
At Flyweight we’ll see former champions collide as former Japanese champion Josuke Nagata (7-2) [永田丈晶] faces former WBO Asia Pacific champion Ryota Yamauchi (13-4, 12) [山内涼太] in what will be the second bout between the two men, who will be fighting for the vacant title. These two clashed in 2023 when the then unbeaten Nagata defeated Yamauchi to claim the title, which was also vacant back then. Sadly for Nagata his reign was a short one losing to Jukiya Iimura in his first defense, and when he secured his shot at the Champion Carnival Iimura was the champion, though Iimura chose to vacate the title to fight for the OPBF belt, which he won in January. For Yamauchi this is a chance to avenge one of his losses, whilst Nagata looks to become a 2-time Japanese champion and take a step towards the rematch with Iimura that he clearly wants.
The other title bout will be at 154lbs as Ryota Toyoshima (20-3-1, 11) [豊嶋亮太] looks to build on his success at Welterweight, as he takes on under-rated champion Yuichi Ideta (19-16-1, 10) [出田裕一], who is having a bizarrely impressive run late in his career. The 40 year old Ideta will be seeking his 4th defense, and despite his record once reading 13-15-1, he has been on a great stretch late in his career, and beaten the likes of Ryota Yada, Rei Nakajima and Makoto Kawasaki. As for Toyoshima, he managed to claim the JBC, OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific titles at Welterweight and earned his shot at IDeta late last year, when he shut out Yasuomi Soda.
The show will be held on April 8th at Korakuen Hall and will be shown live on Fuji on Demand
One of the three bouts, arguably the stand out of the three, will see Japanese Light Flyweight champion Toshiki Kawamitsu (11-1, 7) [川満俊輝] defending his title against Kyosuke Takami (8-0, 6) [高見享介], in a bout that will likely see the winner make a major move towards a world title bout. For Kawamitsu the bout serves as his third defense, and will see him look to build on a stellar 2024 which saw him going 2-0 (2). As for Takami this will be in his first title bout, and he will look to make huge strides towards world level, and toward proving he is as good as he has looked. In 2024 Takami beat Kenichi Horikawa, Wulan Tuolehazi and Jomar Caindog, in a brilliant year that really saw him announce himself as one of the stand prospects at 108lbs.
At Flyweight we’ll see former champions collide as former Japanese champion Josuke Nagata (7-2) [永田丈晶] faces former WBO Asia Pacific champion Ryota Yamauchi (13-4, 12) [山内涼太] in what will be the second bout between the two men, who will be fighting for the vacant title. These two clashed in 2023 when the then unbeaten Nagata defeated Yamauchi to claim the title, which was also vacant back then. Sadly for Nagata his reign was a short one losing to Jukiya Iimura in his first defense, and when he secured his shot at the Champion Carnival Iimura was the champion, though Iimura chose to vacate the title to fight for the OPBF belt, which he won in January. For Yamauchi this is a chance to avenge one of his losses, whilst Nagata looks to become a 2-time Japanese champion and take a step towards the rematch with Iimura that he clearly wants.
The other title bout will be at 154lbs as Ryota Toyoshima (20-3-1, 11) [豊嶋亮太] looks to build on his success at Welterweight, as he takes on under-rated champion Yuichi Ideta (19-16-1, 10) [出田裕一], who is having a bizarrely impressive run late in his career. The 40 year old Ideta will be seeking his 4th defense, and despite his record once reading 13-15-1, he has been on a great stretch late in his career, and beaten the likes of Ryota Yada, Rei Nakajima and Makoto Kawasaki. As for Toyoshima, he managed to claim the JBC, OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific titles at Welterweight and earned his shot at IDeta late last year, when he shut out Yasuomi Soda.
The show will be held on April 8th at Korakuen Hall and will be shown live on Fuji on Demand