Both World Boxing Council light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji of BMB Boxing Gym and No. 1-ranked Tetsuya Hisada of Harada Boxing Gym cleared weigh-ins in Osaka on Apr. 23 for the title match to be held on Apr. 24 at EDION Arena Osaka.

The 29-year-old Teraji, popularly known as Kenshiro, tipped the scales at 48.6 kgs (107 pounds) while the 36-year-old Hisada weighed in at the class limit of 48.9 kgs (108 lbs), both clearing the weight limit.
It will be Kenshiro’s eighth defense of the title he won in May 2017 and his first fight in a year and four months. He has a record of 17 straight wins, including 10 knockouts. Speaking before a group of reporters online, Kenshiro said, ‘’I will do my boxing as usual and am determined to win the fight lopsidedly.’’

For his part, Hisada, aiming to become Japan’s oldest world champion at the age of 36 years and five months, has a 34-10-2 win-loss-draw record with 20 KOs.

He said, ‘’I have had bad experiences many times in the past and am therefore capable of coping with an uphill battle, which I think is my strong point. I will fight only believing in my victory.’’

Up to 2,200 spectators can be allowed into EDION Arena, whose seating capacity is 6,000, according to promoter of the fight Masato Yamashita, head of Shinsei Boxing Gym in Hyogo Prefecture adjacent to Osaka Prefecture.

The fight was initially planned to take place on Dec. 19 last year but was postponed due to Kenshiro’s misconduct of damaging a parked car on the premises of another person in a state of inebriation after drinking alcohol at a drinking establishment in Tokyo last July.

The Japan Boxing Commission imposed a three-month suspension of his boxer’s license effective on Dec. 1 in addition to a 3 million yen (about $29,000) financial penalty and 48-200 hours of social engagement activities for his misconduct within the six months.