CEBU CITY, Philippines — Alex Santisima and former world champion Yukinori Oguni each made weight on Saturday, August 15, finishing the ultimate requirement for his or her 10-round tremendous bantamweight showdown Sunday at Korakuen Corridor in Tokyo, Japan.
Santisima of the Cebu-based ZIP Sanman Boxing Workforce got here in at a trim 120.8 kilos, whereas Oguni tipped the scales at 121.9 kilos in the course of the official weigh-in, each comfortably throughout the tremendous bantamweight restrict.
The weigh-in capped a disciplined ultimate stretch of preparation for each fighters, who prevented any last-minute weight points and are actually cleared to proceed with their extremely anticipated matchup.
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Santisina is accompanied by his coach, Michael Domingo who might be his cornerman for tomorrow’s combat.
For Santisima, the combat represents one other main step in his growth as one in all Cebu’s rising boxing prospects.
The 26-year-old ZIP Sanman Boxing fighter enters the bout with a 13-2 document and 7 knockouts and is driving a two-fight profitable streak.
Santisima: Third combat in Japan
Santisima final fought in Japan on June 19, scoring a knockout victory over Richard Pumicpic in Nagoya. He’s making his third look in Japan and can face his most achieved opponent but in Oguni.
Oguni, a former Worldwide Boxing Federation (IBF) tremendous bantamweight champion, brings a big expertise benefit into Sunday’s bout.
The 37-year-old Japanese veteran held the IBF title from 2016 to 2017 and has received his final two fights, together with a unanimous resolution victory over former two-division world champion Marlon Tapales.
With each fighters efficiently making weight, Santisima and Oguni can now flip their full consideration to the ring, the place their preparation and self-discipline might be examined when the opening bell rings Sunday.
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