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WBC Special Preview: Kenshiro Teraji vs. Seigo Yuri Akui<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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WBC STATISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

WBC Flyweight World Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 13, 2025 \/ Tokyo, Japan \/ Kokugikan Arena<\/strong><\/p>\n

TEIKEN PROMOTIONS PRESENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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KENSHIRO \u201cThe Amazing Boy\u201d TERAJI (Japan)<\/strong>
\n\u00b7 WBC Flyweight World Champion, 1st Defense
\n\u00b7 Former two-time WBC Light Flyweight World Champion, 12 Title Defenses
\n\u00b7 Former WBC Youth Light Flyweight Champion
\n\u00b7 Former Oriental & Pacific Boxing Federation Light Flyweight Champion
\nAge: 33 \/ Date of birth: January 6, 1992
\nResidence: Uji, Kyoto, Japan \/ Birthplace: Joyo, Kyoto, Japan
\nRecord: 24-1, 15 KOs \/ Total rounds: 185 \/ World championship fights: 15-1, 10 KOs
\nHeight: 5\u20194.5\u201d \u2013 164cm \/ Reach: 64\u201d \u2013 163cm \/ Stance: Right-handed
\nManager: Takeo Imamura \/ Trainer: Hisashi Teraji<\/p>\n

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SEIGO YURI AKUI (Japan)<\/strong>
\n\u00b7 WBA Flyweight World Champion, 3rd defense
\nAge: 29 \/ Date of birth: September 3, 1995
\nResidence, birthplace: Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
\nRecord: 21-2-1, 11 KOs \/ Total rounds: 123 \/ World championship fights: 3-0, 0 KOs
\nHeight: 5\u20194\u201d \u2013 163cm \/ Reach: 67\u201d \u2013 170cm \/ Stance: Right-handed
\nManager: Ryuya Moriyasu \/ Trainer: Masanobu Sumasu<\/p>\n

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WBC FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Pone Kingpetch (Thai) 1963
\n2. Hiroyuki Ebihara (Jap) 1963 \u2013 1964
\n3. Pone Kingpetch (Thai) * 1964 \u2013 1965
\n4. Salvatore Burruni (Italy) 1965 \u2013 1966
\n5. Walter McGowan (GB) 1966
\n6. Chartchai Chionoi (Thai) 1966 \u2013 1969
\n7. Efren Torres (Mex) 1969 \u2013 1970
\n8. Chartchai Chionoi (Thai) * 1970
\n9. Erbito Salavarria (Phil) 1970 \u2013 1971
\n10. Betulio Gonzalez (Ven) 1972
\n11. Venice Borkorsor (Thai) 1972 \u2013 1973
\n12. Betulio Gonzalez (Ven) * 1973 \u2013 1974
\n13. Shoji Oguma (Jap) 1974 \u2013 1975
\n14. Miguel Canto (Mex) 1975 \u2013 1979
\n15. Chan-Hee Park (Kor) 1979 \u2013 1980
\n16. Shoji Oguma (Japan) * 1980 \u2013 1981
\n17. Antonio Avelar (Mex) 1981 \u2013 1982
\n18. Prudencio Cardona (Col) 1982
\n19. Freddie Castillo (Mex) 1982
\n20. Eleoncio Mercedes (DR) 1982 \u2013 1983
\n21. Charlie Magri (GB) 1983
\n22. Frank Cede\u00f1o (Phil) 1983 \u2013 1984
\n23. Koji Kobayashi (Jap) 1984
\n24. Gabriel Bernal (Mex) 1984
\n25. Sot Chitalada (Thai) 1984 \u2013 1988
\n26. Yong-Kang Kim (Kor) 1988 \u2013 1989
\n27. Sot Chitalada (Thai) * 1989 \u2013 1991
\n28. Muangchai Kittikasem (Thai) 1991 \u2013 1992
\n29. Yuri Arbachakov (Russia) 1992 \u2013 1996
\n30. Chatchai Sasakul (Thai) 1997 \u2013 1998
\n31. Manny Pacquiao (Phil) 1998 \u2013 1999
\n32. Medgoen Singsurat (Thai) 1999 \u2013 2000
\n33. Malcolm Tunacao (Phil) 2000 \u2013 2001
\n34. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (Thai 2001 \u2013 2007
\n35. Jorge Arce (Mexico) Interim 2005 \u2013 2006
\n36. Daisuke Naito (Japan) 2007 \u2013 2009
\n37. P. Wonjongkam (Thai) Interim * 2009
\n38. Koki Kameda (Japan) 2009 \u2013 2010
\n39. Pong. Wonjongkam (Thai) * 2010 \u2013 2012
\n40. Sonny Boy Jaro (Phil) 2012
\n41. Toshiyuki Igarashi (Japan) 2012 \u2013 2013
\n42. Akira Yaegashi (Japan) 2013 \u2013 2014
\n43. Roman Gonzalez (Nic) 2014 \u2013 2016
\n44. Juan Hernandez (Mexico) 2017
\n45. Daigo Higa (Japan) 2017 \u2013 2018
\n46. Cristofer Rosales (Nic) 2018
\n47. Charlie Edwards (GB) 2018 \u2013 2019
\n48. Julio Cesar Martinez (Mexico) 2019 \u2013 2024
\n49. Kenshiro Teraji (Japan) 2024 \u2013<\/p>\n

*Regained<\/strong>
\nWBC TOP 10 FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Miguel Canto (Mexico)
\n2. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (Thailand)
\n3. Chartchai Chionoi (Thailand)
\n4. Efren Torres (Mexico)
\n5. Yuri Arbachakov (Russia)
\n6. Roman Gonzalez (Nicaragua)
\n7. Sot Chitalada (Thailand)
\n8. Akira Yaegashi (Japan)
\n9. Betulio Gonzalez (Venezuela)
\n10. Shoji Oguma (Japan)<\/p>\n

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE FLYWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

43 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only six have regained the title: Pone Kingpetch (Thailand), Chartchai Chionoi (Thailand), Betulio Gonzalez (Venezuela), Shoji Oguma (Japan), Sot Chitalada (Thailand), Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (Thailand).<\/p>\n

158 flyweight world championship bouts have been held in WBC history.<\/p>\n

MEMORABLE WBC FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 13, 2024 Kenshiro Teraji TKO11 Cristofer Rosales \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nMay 6, 2023 Julio Cesar Martinez TKO11 Ronal Batista \u2013 Zapopan, Jalisco
\nDec. 3, 2022 Julio Cesar Martinez W12 Samuel Carmona \u2013 Glendale, Arizona
\nJune 26, 2021 Julio Cesar Martinez TKO6 Joel Cordova \u2013 Guadalajara, Jalisco
\nOct. 23, 2020 Julio Cesar Martinez TKO2 Moises Calleros \u2013 Mexico City, Distrito Federal
\nDec. 20, 2019 Julio Cesar Martinez TKO9 Cristofer Rosales \u2013 Phoenix, Arizona
\nDec. 22, 2018 Charlie Edwards W12 Cristofer Rosales \u2013 London, England
\nApr. 15, 2018 Cristofer Rosales TKO9 Daigo Higa \u2013 Kanagawa, Japan
\nMay 20, 2017 Daigo Higa TKO6 Juan Hernandez \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nApr. 23, 2016 Roman Gonzalez W12 McWilliams Arroyo \u2013 Inglewood, California
\nSep. 5, 2014 Roman Gonzalez TKO9 Akira Yaegashi \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nApr. 8, 2013 Akira Yaegashi W12 Toshiyuki Igarashi \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nMar. 27, 2010 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W12 Koki Kameda \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nNov. 29, 2009 Koki Kameda W12 Daisuke Naito \u2013 Saitama, Japan
\nJuly 18, 2007 Daisuke Naito W12 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nJuly 30, 2005 Jorge Arce TKO3 Angel Priolo \u2013 La Paz, Baja California
\nMar. 2, 2001 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam TKO1 Malcolm Tunacao \u2013 Phichit, Thailand
\nSep. 17, 1999 Boonsai Sansurat TKO3 Manny Pacquiao \u2013 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
\nDec. 4, 1998 Manny Pacquiao KO8 Chatchai Sasakul \u2013 Phuttamonthon, Thailand
\nMay 9, 1997 Chatchai Sasakul W12 Ysaias Zamudio \u2013 Bangkok, Thailand
\nJune 23, 1992 Yuri Arbachakov KO8 Muangchai Kittikasem \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nFeb. 15, 1991 Muangchai Kittikasem TKO6 Sot Chitalada \u2013 Ayutthaya, Thailand
\nOct. 8, 1984 Sot Chitalada W12 Gabriel Bernal \u2013 Bangkok, Thailand
\nMar. 15, 1983 Charlie Magri TKO7 Eleoncio Mercedes \u2013 London, England
\nMay 18, 1980 Shoji Oguma KO9 Chan-Hee Park \u2013 Seoul, Korea
\nJan. 8, 1975 Miguel Canto W15 Shoji Oguma \u2013 Sendai, Japan
\nAug. 4, 1973 Betulio Gonzalez W15 Miguel Canto \u2013 Maracaibo, Venezuela
\nFeb. 23, 1969 Efren Torres TKO8 Chartchai Chionoi \u2013 Mexico City, Distrito Federal
\nDec. 30, 1966 Chartchai Chionoi TKO9 Walter McGowan \u2013 Bangkok, Thailand
\nSep. 18, 1963 Pone Kingpetch KO1 Hiroyuki Ebihara \u2013 Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

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Finest firefly<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By James Blears<\/p>\n

The hair-trigger poised, knife-edged balanced definition of the finest firefly is underway, with the unification bout between World Boxing Council flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji and World Boxing Association flyweight champion Seigo Yuri Akui on Thursday March 13th<\/sup> at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Kenshiro is part of the Japanese Superstar Trinity, namely himself, Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani. The other two have filled out more than he did and are now super-bantamweight and bantamweight champions respectively. Kenshiro was WBC light-flyweight for two reigns, before testing his wings to fly.<\/p>\n

The childrens` nursery Rhyme suggests that Thursday`s Child has far to go. This might suggest that this individual is destined for greatness as they will go far. While the pessimists gloomily predict it forebodes of a hard life ahead, with goals yet to be reached, let alone attained.<\/p>\n

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Kenshiro 24-1, 15 KO`S, has already clearly shown he is an outstanding Green and Gold World Champion and although he is past the first flush of youth, which his nickname of Amazing Boy alludes to, there are still some miles left on the clock.<\/p>\n

In his time, a WBC Youth light-flyweight Champion, a twice unified light-flyweight champion and now a WBC flyweight champion, the only fly in the ointment was his tenth round TKO loss to Masamichi Yabuki, while not having fully recovered from the lingering effects of Covid 19. Back then, we knew appreciably less about its harmful effects and just how long it took to shake them off.\u00a0 He rectified that bumble\/stumble six months later, almost to the day with a resounding buzzsaw third round KO victory.<\/p>\n

Kenshiro who debuted as a pro in 2014, won the WBC light flyweight title in just his tenth fight, defeating Mexican southpaw champion Ganigan Lopez by MD. In his first defence he defeated former champion and Ganigan compatriot \u00a0Pedro \u2018\u2019Pedrin\u2019\u2019 Guevara by MD. Two fights later he KO`d Ganigan in two rounds. By then, he`d mastered and solved the southpaw style.<\/p>\n

In his first reign he successfully defended his title eight times. In his second light-flyweight era, there were four successful defences, including his nineth round TKO OF South Africa`s former world champion Hekkie Budler, in his final farewell wave to light-flyweight, before a new come fly with me take off.<\/p>\n

So then, this leap to flyweight for the vacant WBC title against former light flyweight champion Cristofer \u2018\u2019The Whip\u2019\u2019 Rosales, who put up a stout, defiant resistance, until round eleven when the constant and precise accumulation pummelling, finally wore down his resistance, took its toll and Kenshiro won by TKO.<\/p>\n

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It`s a mistake to think that the little big men aren`t mighty punchers delivering wallops far and way above their apparent weight capacity. \u00a0The poster boy dissuading this notion was the great Ricardo \u2018\u2019Finito\u2019\u2019 Lopez with a fabled 51-0-1, 38 KO`s career winning the straw weight and light-flyweight championships. His only blemish was a draw against Rosendo \u2018\u2019Bufalo\u2019\u2019 Alvarez 37-4-2, 24 KO`s, which he rectified in a rematch.<\/p>\n

Kenshiro`s opponent in this contest between the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Association is WBA champion and compatriot Seigo Yuri Akui 21-2-1, 11 KO`s, who aged twenty-nine is four years younger.<\/p>\n

Seigo won the WBA title ending the almost six years reign of Ukrainian Artem Dalakian via a UD. \u00a0Since then, a successful UD victory over Thananchai Charunphak and a SD win over Taku Kuwahara.<\/p>\n

Seigo also debuted as a pro in 2014 in the quarter final of the West Japan light-flyweight Rookie of the Year Tournament and he won by UD.\u00a0 After winning the final by UD against Michitaka Muto, he fought Seita Ogido to a draw for the All- Japan Rookie of the year title. One year later, he won the All Japan Rookie of the year title defeating Hiroki Hosoya by UD.<\/p>\n

Two years later he was stopped in round six of the final of the Japanese Youth Tournament by Junto Nakatani, who towered over him. Yet in his next fight he KO`d Masamichi Yabuki in just ninety- one seconds of round one.<\/p>\n

His only other loss was via eighth round TKO to Jaysever Abcede, who was at that time ranked tenth by the WBA. Since then, nine straight wins.\u00a0 He`s now fully matured.<\/p>\n

Leading up to this one, Kenshiro has has the greater experience against an international array of opponents and a longer overall reign as a champion. He has fought 185 rounds compared to Seigo`s 123 rounds. Kenshiro`s KO ratio is 62.5 \u00a0percent, while Seigo`s is 52.38 percent.<\/p>\n

Size wise there`s little to chose. Kenshiro is five feet four and a half inches tall with a sixty- four and a half inches reach. Seigo is half an inch shorter in stature but his reach is sixty-six inches.\u00a0 Both are proven punchers who can also box efficiently.\u00a0 It`s going to be a riveting test of willpower as well as armstrong clout.<\/p>\n

Seigo is fighting for the Pride of Kurashiki Okayama while Kenshiro is fighting for the Pride of Kyoto. A lot is at stake. This will be a battle royal. Like with a firefly it`ll be luminescent and ultimately illuminating.<\/p>\n

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