Deep Ladies’s Microweight Champion Saori “Little Large” Oshima and Deep Jewels Microweight Champion Aya Murakami will face off in a double title battle on Could twenty sixth at Deep Jewels 45 in Tokyo, Japan. The promotion introduced the 97-pound champion versus champion matchup earlier at this time.
Oshima first claimed the Deep title in September 2020 at Deep: “97 Affect,” and she or he retained the belt with a fast submission of Mizuki Furuse in a November 2022 defence. Murakami captured the Deep Jewels microweight title in September with a Unanimous Resolution victory at Deep Jewels 42.
Oshima (13-4-0) has primarily competed for Deep Jewels and Rizin since profitable her Deep title, and has solely had one championship defence to date. She grew to become Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion in June 2021 and held on to the title till this previous September when she was upset by Black Fight champ Si Yoon Park in a bout that was contested for each ladies’s titles. In February, Oshima stepped in for teammate Ayaka Hamasaki and scored a short-notice submission win over Claire Lopez at Rizin FF: “Landmark Vol. 8.”
Murakami (7-1-0) turned professional in October 2020 and racked up 4 straight wins together with notable victories over Moeri Suda and Yasuko Tamada. She suffered her lone defeat in a rematch with Suda at Deep Jewels 38 in September 2022, however bounced again with two wins below the Deep banner to arrange a Deep Jewels microweight title battle in opposition to Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn at Deep Jewels 42. Murakami prevailed in that bout to seize her first championship and she is going to now look to turn into a double-champion in Could.
Deep Jewels 45 takes place on Could twenty sixth at New Pier Corridor in Tokyo, Japan.
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