Abcede to fight in Japan Aug. 24

DAVAO CITY — Southpaw Jaysever “Lion Heated” Abcede of Bukidnon will

fight against Kento “Prince” Hatanaka of Japan on Aug. 24 at the Takeda

Teva Ocean Arena in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.They will be the under card of

the WBO World flyweight title fight between defending champion Konsei

Tanaka of Japan and challenger Jonathan Gonzales of Puerto Rico.The 24-

year old Abcede (19W-8L-0D, 12KO) beat Lyster Jun Pronco of Bukidnon by

a unanimous decision last March 3 in Cagayan de Oro City. He earlier TKO’d

Seigo Yuri Akui of Japan in the 8th round in Suntopia, Soja, Okayama last

Oct. 28. Abcede also earlier knockout Yutthana Kaensa of Thailand in the

2nd round to win the World Boxing Association Asia flyweight title last May

18 in Bangkok, Thailand.Hatanaka, on the other hand, is still undefeated

with 9 wins and 9 knockouts. The 21-year old orthodox fighter recently

knockout Thomas Tope Hurek of Indonesia in the 1st round last July 20 in

Aichi, Japan.Earlier last March 16, Hatanaka TKO’d Songsaeng Phoyaem in

the 8th round to retain the WBC Youth World flyweight title in the

Memorial Center in Gifu, Japan.The promoter is Kiyoshi Hatanaka of

Hatanaka Promotions. (Lito delos Reyes)

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