Ishikawa to defend title against Tsunaga

By Lito delos Reyes

Reigning Japanese Youth Super Bantamweight champion Haruki Ishikawa of Tokyo will defend his title against compatriot Ryuya Tsugawa of Osaka on March 8 at the Korakuen Hall on Tokyo, Japan.

It will be the first time for Ishikawa since he won it against Tom Mizokoshi by a technical knockout in the 2nd round last June 27, 2021 at the International Conference Hall in Nagoya.

The 22-year-old Ishikawa has a ring record of nine wins, three losses and seven knockouts.

Tsugawa (8-1-0, 4KOs), on the other hand, however, did not see action in 2021.

His last fight was a 6th round technical knockout victory against Hikari Mineta last October 2, 2020 at Korakuen.

Pitted in the main supporting bout are super bantamweight Kazuki Nakajima (10-1-1, 8KOs) and Shohei Kawashima (18-6-2, 4KOs) in an 8-rounder.

The boxing promoter is Hideyuki Ohashi of Phoenix Promotions.

PHOTO: Haruki Ishikawa

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