Kazuto Takesako Vs Riku Kunimoto has new date set!
This year's Champion Carnival has been completely altered by the on going global situation that caused boxing, around the world, to go on hiatus. One of the many things affected by that was this year's Champion Carnival, which was scheduled to be completed by the summer, but was hardly even started.
One of the bouts that was set for the Champion Carnival was a bout between Japanese Middleweight champion Kazuto Takesako (11-0-1, 11) [竹迫司登] and mandatory challenger Riku Kunimoto (4-0, 2) [国本陸].
Originally this bout was set for May 2nd, with that date being cancelled due to the sport's hiatus. Then it was rescheduled to July 27th, with that date falling through due to issues with Kunimoto and his in ability to train for the bout.
Today we saw a new date being announced for the bout, with the two men now set to fight on November 7th at Korakuen Hall as part of the Dynamic Glove series.
For Takesako the bout will be his fourth defense of the title, which he won back in March 2018. Since winning the belt he has been busy, with 6 bouts, though one of those was non-title bout against Chaiwat Mueanphong whilst another was an OPBF title bout with Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa, which didn't see Takesako risking his title. That win over Hosokawa came in January this year and as Takesako's most recent bout.
For Kunimoto the bout will be his first title bout, and is a major step up in competition. He hasn't been in the ring since April 2019, when he stopped Shoma Fukumoto. He's proven to be a talented fighter, but with more than 18 months between fights we do wonder how rusty he'll look when he gets in their with the dangerous Takesako.
At the moment the bout is the only one announced for the show, though we would expect other notable fighters on the card from World Sports, the gym that manages Takesako. These could include the likes of Takeshi Inoue (16-1-1, 10) [井上 岳志] and Takuma Takahashi (5-0, 5) [高橋拓磨] .
One of the bouts that was set for the Champion Carnival was a bout between Japanese Middleweight champion Kazuto Takesako (11-0-1, 11) [竹迫司登] and mandatory challenger Riku Kunimoto (4-0, 2) [国本陸].
Originally this bout was set for May 2nd, with that date being cancelled due to the sport's hiatus. Then it was rescheduled to July 27th, with that date falling through due to issues with Kunimoto and his in ability to train for the bout.
Today we saw a new date being announced for the bout, with the two men now set to fight on November 7th at Korakuen Hall as part of the Dynamic Glove series.
For Takesako the bout will be his fourth defense of the title, which he won back in March 2018. Since winning the belt he has been busy, with 6 bouts, though one of those was non-title bout against Chaiwat Mueanphong whilst another was an OPBF title bout with Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa, which didn't see Takesako risking his title. That win over Hosokawa came in January this year and as Takesako's most recent bout.
For Kunimoto the bout will be his first title bout, and is a major step up in competition. He hasn't been in the ring since April 2019, when he stopped Shoma Fukumoto. He's proven to be a talented fighter, but with more than 18 months between fights we do wonder how rusty he'll look when he gets in their with the dangerous Takesako.
At the moment the bout is the only one announced for the show, though we would expect other notable fighters on the card from World Sports, the gym that manages Takesako. These could include the likes of Takeshi Inoue (16-1-1, 10) [井上 岳志] and Takuma Takahashi (5-0, 5) [高橋拓磨] .