Arakawa to return oin July 23rd

Boxing Prospect · Apr 28, 2014

The always fun to watch Nihito Arakawa (24-4-1, 16) will return to the ring on July 23rd at the Korakuen Hall to face former adversary Akihiro Kondo (19-3-1, 8) who will return from retirement for the bout.

For many fans Arakawa is a man they know, a man they recognise in the ring and a man they actually want to see more of. His fights with Omar Figueroa and Jorge Linares have both been screened on US TV whilst his loss to Daniel Estrada was also a bout that had some fans in the west talking. He may not be world class but he has left a lasting impression on fans.

In Kondo we have a fighter who is known really just in Japan. Kondo has never fought outside of his homeland and in fact he's never fought outside of Tokyo. Despite that little fact he is well known by the hardcore Japanese fans who may remember his short reign as the Japanese Lightweight champion in 2009-2010. Kondo's reign as the champion came to and end when he fought Arakawa with the then challenger taking a majority decision to claim the title, it was Kondo's second defence.
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