By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda
WBA, IBF bantamweight title bout
“Monster” Naoya Inoue 118
Aran Dipaen 117.5
WBO mini-flyweight title bout
Wilfredo “Bimbito” Mendez 105
Masataka Taniguchi 105
It will take place at the Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. Ohashi Promotions will present the world title twinbill in association with Watanabe Promotions.
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I’m going to assume that Dipaen and Mendez were already in the country ahead of the ban that nixed GGG – Murata and Ioka – Ancajas?