By Joe Koizumi
Unbeaten “The Monster” Naoya Inoue, WBA/IBF bantamweight champ, will defend his belts against IBF#1 Michael Dasmarinas, a southpaw Filipino, in Las Vegas on June 19. His manager/promoter Hideyuki Ohashi of Ohashi Promotions has confirmed the schedule as informed by Top Rank Inc.
IBF interim 122-pound champ Ryosuke Iwasa, a Japanese southpaw, left for Uzbekistan on Thursday to square off against IBF full titleholder Murodjon Akhmadaliev in its capital Tashkent on April 3. His WBA title will be also on the line. Should Iwasa, a more experienced veteran, be victorious, he will bring a couple of the legitimate belts to Japan, hopefully.
Former WBC flyweight champ and newly crowned WBO Asia Pacific 115-pound titlist Daigo Higa will make a hero’s return to his native Okinawa, as he will defend his regional title against compatriot Ryosuke Nishida in Ginowan city on April 24. Higa said, “I’m very happy to fight before my fans in Okinawa. I’ll show them my victory convincingly.”
None of these belts are legitimate any more.
Hey Roy, you got a prediction chance on Inoue vs Dasmarinas.
Roy says “Inoue in 2!”
LOL
But quite possible!!!
Elite fighters that hold a world title shouldn’t be allowed to face overmatched opponents, under the lame excuse that they are the #1 and furthermore their mandatory. We saw that recently with Canelo against Avni Yildirim, also Errol Spence vs Carlos Ocampo or Lomachenko vs. Anthony
Crolla, and there have been other terrible matchups under same excuse, now, at the door we have another one: Inoue vs. Dasmarinas. What about other options, like Rigondeaux or John Reil Casimero?
Hmmmm. Almost seems like you’re suggesting some form of champion classifications. Like we could have Regular champions who deal with mandatories and then SUPER champions Mikemiguel?????
And if you beat a super champion you become a super super champion.
There is nobody left at 118 to challenge the number one pound for pound fighter in the world, and cheater Nery has been unimpressive since he moved up to his natural weight of 122. The monster has done all he needs to do in this sport to be a first ballot Hall of famer when he retires. He is also his country’s greatest ever fighter.
We want to know the who is the next opponent of pacquiao is it mikey terrence or spence…its april already and as we know pacquaio fight date may next month.
The odds are this fight won’t get out of the 1st round. Monster will destroy this guy.