Top Japanese fighter adds spice to ‘Fight of Fury 13’ card

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THIS weekend’s “Fist of Fury 13” at the Fuente Osmeña Circle will have an added attraction.

Promoter Lorenzo “Chao” Sy of Chao Sy Promotions announced that Japanese former world title challenger Kyosuke Takami will take on Filipino Mohaleden Kalibo in an eight-round, non-title duel.

Having Takami on the card slated this Saturday, Nov. 14, will be a big treat for boxing fans.

Takami, a 24-year-old fighter from Tokyo, is currently ranked No. 1 in the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight division. He is also ranked No. 6 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO), No. 7 by the World Boxing Council (WBC), and No. 9 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).

Takami started his pro career with 10 straight wins before he stumbled against Puerto Rican champion Rene Santiago in a WBO world light flyweight duel last December.

Kalibo, a native of Midsayap, Cotabato, has six wins and five losses with three knockout wins. He is on a two-fight winning streak.

The weigh-in for the card backed by the Cebu City Sports Commission will be held on Friday, Nov. 13, at the Cebu City Sports Center.

The card will be headlined by Cebuano boxer John Kevien Jimenez of Chao Sy Boxing Stable and Carlo Diaz VII for the Philippine Games and Amusements Board (GAB) minimumweight title.

Sy also announced that Japanese Consul-General Yudai Ueno and GAB Chairman Francisco Rivera will be at ringside on fight day.(CCM)