The place for the title unification fight between undefeated World Boxing Association light flyweight ‘’super’’ champion Hiroto Kyoguchi of Watanabe Boxing Gym and ‘regular’’ champion Esteban Bermudez of Mexico has changed to Guadalajara, Mexico, on June 10 (11 Japan time) from the originally scheduled Mexico City, it was announced on May 19.

While the 28-year-old Kyoguchi has been engaged in low-oxygen training to get used to the fight at high altitude since Mexico City has an altitude of 2,240 meters, Guadalajara has a height of some 1, 500 meters above sea level, which is not necessary for the 28-year-old Kyoguchi to leave Japan early.

Kyoguchi and his entourage will, therefor, leave Japan on May 30, according to officials of the gym.
This will be the second straight time for Kyoguchi to defend his title overseas following his fifth-round technical knockout over Axel Aragon Vega of Mexico in Dallas in the U.S. state of Texas in March last year for his third title defense.

Kyoguchi, who was a former International Boxing Federation minimumweight champion, had to postpone the fight for a long time due to his repeated injuries despite the WBA’s request for him to carry out the title unification fight. He first fractured his right thumb last September. He then injured his left elbow and left knee.

Kyoguchi has 15 straight wins, including 10 KOs, while the 26-year-old Bermudez has a 14-3-2 win-loss-draw tally with 10KOs.