Light Might! Kenshiro Teraji vs. Hiroto Kyoguchi

A hum dinger of a light flyweight unification fight between WBC champion Kenshiro Teraji and Hiroto Kyoguchi will take place on November 1 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

“The Amazing Boy” Teraji (19-1, 11 KO) is a 30-year-old fighter from Kyoto who has been fighting professionally for eight years. In May 2017 he won the WBC world title. He defended the crown eight times until a tenth-round knockout loss to Masamichi Yabuki in September of last year that left everyone shocked.

However, Teraji got his revenge in less than six months with a third-round knockout of Yabuki to regain the title from him. “I want to unify all the belts and this is the first step towards the final unification and to show that I am the best fighter in the division,” Teraji commented.

Kyoguchi (16-0, 11 KOs) is a two-weight division champion, who held the IBF straw-weight title until he vacated that belt to move up to light flyweight. On New Year’s Eve 2018, he won the WBA light flyweight crown against Hekkie Budler and has since made 4 defenses. “I feel very motivated to face Kenshiro and win another belt, I am confident in my abilities to get the win,” said Kyoguchi.