Overview
- The official July 29 weigh-in at Yokohama BUNTAI saw all six contenders hit their divisional limits on the first try, confirming their readiness for the July 30 card.
- Unified WBC and WBA flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji made 50.6 kg and said he plans to secure a late-round knockout against Ricardo Sandoval (50.7 kg).
- WBA bantamweight challenger Daigo Higa tipped the scales at 53.4 kg against champion Antonio Vargas’s 53.1 kg and stated he will retire if he does not win.
- Light-flyweight No. 1 Kōsuke Takami and titleholder Eric Rosa both weighed in at 48.8 kg as Takami pursues his first world championship.
- Tomorrow’s triple-header features Teraji vs. Sandoval for unified flyweight belts, Higa vs. Vargas with a retirement clause and Takami vs. Rosa for the WBA light-flyweight crown.