All female show announced, Sho Kimura opens new gym
It was announced that Danagn would be promoting an all female card on June 14th at Korakuen Hall as they put on another Victoriva show, with 5 title bouts in total.
The most notable of those title bouts will see former Japanese female amateur standout Madoka Wada (1-0, 1) [ 和田まどか] would be fighting in an OPBF title fight in just her second professional bout. The sensationally talented Wada will face Thai youngster Juthathip Sitthichen (6-1, 4) Mizuki Chimoto, which will be stripped from Mizuki Chimoto, who hasn't defended the belt since September 2022.
The other title bouts on this card will see 2 regional and two domestic title bouts. One of the regional title bouts will see Chaoz Minowa (8-4, 6) [箕輪綾子] rematching with Tomoko Okuda (8-5-2, 2) [奥田朋子], with the two having fought in March 2023, when Minowa won a close and hotly contested decision. This rematch will be for the WBO Asia Pacific Super Flyweight title. The other will see unbeaten fighters clash, as 21 year old Riho Yoshida (4-0-1) [吉田里穂] and Nao Ugawa (4-0) [鵜川菜央] battle for the WBO Asia Pacific Atomweight title, with both looking to claim their first title.
As for the Japanese title fights one will see Nanae Yamaka (6-1, 2) [山家七恵] making her first defense of the Japanese Female Flyweight title, taking on Yuki Fuke (4-0, 2) [福家由布希] whilst the other will see Hinami Yanai (3-2, 1)[桺井妃奈実] defending the Bantamweight title, as she takes on the unbeaten Nodoka Furukawa (4-0) [古川のどか].
In an unrelated story it was also reported that former WBO Flyweight champion Sho Kimura (19-3-4, 12) [木村翔] had opened an amateur gym, “B MaKe”, doing so on April 6th in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture. Kimura spoke to Boxmob about the gym, explaining “When I retired and thought about a second career, I wanted to give back through boxing.” It was also revealed that he had been looking to set up the gym in Tokyo before finding somewhere in Kumagaya City "I thought this was some sort of connection. I want to contribute to the community through boxing". Kimura will be ibe if several former pros training fighters at the gym, and it seems the ambition is to create a star, stating "One day, I want to create the future Naoya Inoue from Kumagaya. The first thing is to increase the number of members"
The most notable of those title bouts will see former Japanese female amateur standout Madoka Wada (1-0, 1) [ 和田まどか] would be fighting in an OPBF title fight in just her second professional bout. The sensationally talented Wada will face Thai youngster Juthathip Sitthichen (6-1, 4) Mizuki Chimoto, which will be stripped from Mizuki Chimoto, who hasn't defended the belt since September 2022.
The other title bouts on this card will see 2 regional and two domestic title bouts. One of the regional title bouts will see Chaoz Minowa (8-4, 6) [箕輪綾子] rematching with Tomoko Okuda (8-5-2, 2) [奥田朋子], with the two having fought in March 2023, when Minowa won a close and hotly contested decision. This rematch will be for the WBO Asia Pacific Super Flyweight title. The other will see unbeaten fighters clash, as 21 year old Riho Yoshida (4-0-1) [吉田里穂] and Nao Ugawa (4-0) [鵜川菜央] battle for the WBO Asia Pacific Atomweight title, with both looking to claim their first title.
As for the Japanese title fights one will see Nanae Yamaka (6-1, 2) [山家七恵] making her first defense of the Japanese Female Flyweight title, taking on Yuki Fuke (4-0, 2) [福家由布希] whilst the other will see Hinami Yanai (3-2, 1)[桺井妃奈実] defending the Bantamweight title, as she takes on the unbeaten Nodoka Furukawa (4-0) [古川のどか].
In an unrelated story it was also reported that former WBO Flyweight champion Sho Kimura (19-3-4, 12) [木村翔] had opened an amateur gym, “B MaKe”, doing so on April 6th in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture. Kimura spoke to Boxmob about the gym, explaining “When I retired and thought about a second career, I wanted to give back through boxing.” It was also revealed that he had been looking to set up the gym in Tokyo before finding somewhere in Kumagaya City "I thought this was some sort of connection. I want to contribute to the community through boxing". Kimura will be ibe if several former pros training fighters at the gym, and it seems the ambition is to create a star, stating "One day, I want to create the future Naoya Inoue from Kumagaya. The first thing is to increase the number of members"