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Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images The six fight roster: Reigning WBA “super” light flyweight champion Hiroto Kyoguchi (14-0, 9 KO) faces retired three-division champion Akira Yaegashi (28-7, 16 KO). Yaegashi is a slugger to the core, but since Kyoguchi has a title defense against Axel Aragon Vega scheduled for March, I doubt they’ll have a proper throwdown. Former longtime super featherweight king Takashi “KO Dynamite” Uchiyama (24-2-1, 20 KO) meets 28-year-old Japanese champ Kosuke Saka (21-5, 18 KO). Former flyweight champ Sho Kimura (19-3-2, 12 KO) welcomes K-1 veteran Yoshiki Takae to the boxing ring. Onetime super welterweight title challenger Takeshi Inoue (17-1-1, 10 KO) fights prospective Olympian Yuito Moriwaki. ....
Feb 3, 2021 Naoya Inoue, Takashi Uchiyama and other current and former boxing stars will come together at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Feb. 11 for an unprecedented charity fight card to show appreciation for the medical professionals who have been working hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event has been named “Legend.” In addition to the professional fighters, a couple of amateurs who have already secured berths for the Tokyo Olympics will also participate. Organizers revealed six bouts for the event on Wednesday at a Tokyo hotel. Among them is a matchup of retired former triple-division champ Akira Yaegashi and WBA light flyweight title holder Hiroto Kyoguchi. ....