By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda
WBC, WBA light flyweight title bout
Kenshiro Teraji 107.25
Hekki Budler 107.75
WBO junior bantamweight title bout
Junto Nakatani 114.75
Argi Cortes 114.5
Tenshin Nasukawa 123
Luis Guzman 122.25
Fight venue: Ariake Arena, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Promoter: Teiken Promotions
TV: ESPN+
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Cortes gave Estrada a really good fight last year and has looked pretty bad ever since. I think Nakatani is special and will be the first to stop him, but we’ll see.
Hope Budler has one last good fight in him and can become champion again.
There are so many great lighter fighters who very little, or no exposure in the states. It is sad.
Ricardo Lopez, Jeff Chandler, Scotty Olson, Michael Carbajal, Humberto Gonzalez and the Camizalexes put butts on couches in front televisions. The fights were exciting.
Natatani, best the crap out of one of the moloneys. It is my expectation that he will do the same to cortes.