Title tripleheader in Japan!

Monday, June 30 2008

By Joe Koizumi

Akihiko Honda’s Teiken Promotions has announced today (Monday) that a tripleheader will take place in Yokohama, Japan, on September 15. WBA minimum champ Yutaka Niida (22-1-3, 8 KOs), the longest reigning world champ since 2004, will highly risk his throne in his eighth defense against unbeaten mandatory challenger and fast-rising KO artist Roman Gonzalez (19-0, 17 KOs), a 21-year-old Nicaraguan, over twelve. The WBC interim super-bantam belt will be disputed by WBC#2 Toshiaki Nishioka (31-4-3, 19 KOs), Japan, and WBC#3 Napapol Kiatisakchokchai (45-2-1, 39 KOs), Thailand, over twelve rounds, since the champ Israel Vasquez and WBC#1 Rafael Marquez will be forced to be inactive for months for the sake of medical care after their hard-battled trilogy. WBA#1 and ex-WBA super-fly champ Nobuo Nashiro (11-1, 7 KOs) will square off against WBA#3 national titlist Kohei Kono (21-3, 7 KOs), in a quest for the vacant WBA regular 115-pound belt over twelve. (More)

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