Japanese Scene: Hasegawa, Nishioka & Ao in April Tripleheader
by The Boxing Bulletin on Feb 2, 2011 11:56 AM EST
in Boxing News Analysis
Email
PrintSidney Boquiren has news of a coming tripleheader from Japan featuring a very intriguing main-event.
According to Yomiuri Online, three of Japan’s top fighters will participate in a tripleheader this spring. Hozumi Hasegawa, Toshiaki Nishioka, and Takahiro Ao are set to defend their titles on April 8 at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Opponents were also announced and clearly Hasegawa’s fight will be most anticipated, as he will face Mexican star Jhonny Gonzalez. The smooth southpaw made a successful comeback in November, moving up two weight classes and claimed the WBC featherweight crown with a unanimous decision over previously undefeated Juan Carlos Burgos. Just seven months prior to the jump, Hasegawa suffered a surprisingly abrupt stoppage loss at the hands of Fernando Montiel.
The Teiken tandem of Nishioka and Ao meet with Mauricio Munoz and Humberto Gutierrez respectively.
For more Japanese boxing updates, you can follow Sidney on twitter: RingwalkNippon@Twitter
4 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Hasegawa-Gonzalez might be the fight currently on the schedule that excites me most, honestly.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
That's the only fight I am REALLY excited about
I don’t know much about Munoz and Gutierrez, but Hasegawa-Gonzalez should be fun while it lasts. Early reports say that the southpaw wants to unveil a “new” style, which I believe simply translates into stating he wants to use his footwork and speed rather than try to prove something by standing and trading. That’s not new for Hasegawa, of course, but we haven’t seen it in a while. Whatever he plans though, the Mexican is a knockout or be knocked out type guy, so we’ll see if Hasegawa has learned from the Montiel debacle or not.
by RingwalkNIPPON on Feb 2, 2011 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
Gutierrez from the little I’ve seen of him is solid. Talented. But nothing special. His fight against Vitali Tajbert was a letdown and pretty dull, though.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
I love these Asian cards. Almost always stacked
but Hasegawa-Gonzalez is going to be a great fight. Hopefully Ao can win and then set up a fight with Uchiyama when he is healthy.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanShots on Bad Left Hook
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
