After claiming world titles on the identical card final October, undefeated minimumweight champions Yudai and Ginjiro Shigeoka are set to as soon as once more share a present. ABEMA-TV introduced through press convention yesterday night that Yudai will defend his WBC belt in opposition to Melvin Jerusalem and Ginjiro will defend his IBF belt in opposition to ArAr Andales.
As they’re collaborating with Matchroom Boxing, early birds and people amongst you with damaged sleep schedules can benefit from the motion on DAZN.
Yudai (8-0, 5 KO), final seen snapping Panya Pradabsri’s 22-fight successful streak, has what appears to be like just like the more durable project. Jersualem (21-3, 12 KO) demolished Masataka Taniguchi for the WBO belt two Januarys in the past, and although he fell to Oscar Collazo in his first protection, he’s nonetheless among the many finest at 105.
Countryman Andales (14-2-3, 6 KO) doesn’t have fairly the identical pedigree, having by some means gone to attracts in three of his final 4 fights. The final two got here attributable to headbutts, together with one in opposition to Wilfredo Mendez final October, so Ginjiro (10-0, 8 KO) might want to watch his noggin.
A win right here may propel both brother in direction of a unification struggle with Collazo, who graced the DAZN airwaves lower than two weeks in the past in his wipeout of Reyneris Gutierrez.
The night’s different featured attraction sees featherweight contender Tomoki Kameda try and avenge his upset loss to Lerato Dlamini, whereas the Matchroom collab reveals itself in a middleweight Prizefighter tourney. The opening matchups are Riku Kunimoto vs. Eiki Kani, Ainiwaer Yilixiati vs. Kieron Conway, Aaron McKenna vs. Jeovanny Estela, and Mark Dickinson vs. Anauel Ngamissengue.
