Kondo and Yanagi make weight!
Tomorrow at Korakuen Hall fans will see Japanese veteran Akihiro Kondo (31-9-1, 18) [近藤 明広] look to avoid a third straight loss, as he takes on Tatsuya Yanagi (16-5-2, 6) [柳達也].
Today the two men took part in their weigh in for that bout, and both men made the 62.4KG's, or around 137.8lbs, contracted weight limit.
On the scales Kondo came in bang on the contracted limit and spoke like a man who still had more to give the sport. It's been a bad year for the tough veteran, who was knocked out early in the year by Downua Ruawaiking and then beaten in July by Andy Hiraoka, but he did show real desire to remain relevant as a fighter and has clearly not given up on his career.
Yanagi on the other hand came in comfortably under the limit, weighing in at 137.4lbs. Whilst Kondo's career is faltering Yanagai has been on a roll and is 5-0-1 in his last 6 bouts, with a very notable win in May against Koichi Aso. He'll be looking to continue building his momentum here and will know that another win will move him on to the verges of a Japanese title fight.
For fans wanting to watch this we're expecting the Asign boxing youtube channel to make the bout available in the days following the bout.
(Image courtesy of boxmob.jp)
Today the two men took part in their weigh in for that bout, and both men made the 62.4KG's, or around 137.8lbs, contracted weight limit.
On the scales Kondo came in bang on the contracted limit and spoke like a man who still had more to give the sport. It's been a bad year for the tough veteran, who was knocked out early in the year by Downua Ruawaiking and then beaten in July by Andy Hiraoka, but he did show real desire to remain relevant as a fighter and has clearly not given up on his career.
Yanagi on the other hand came in comfortably under the limit, weighing in at 137.4lbs. Whilst Kondo's career is faltering Yanagai has been on a roll and is 5-0-1 in his last 6 bouts, with a very notable win in May against Koichi Aso. He'll be looking to continue building his momentum here and will know that another win will move him on to the verges of a Japanese title fight.
For fans wanting to watch this we're expecting the Asign boxing youtube channel to make the bout available in the days following the bout.
(Image courtesy of boxmob.jp)