Mexican world champions, Juan "Churritos" Hernández and Ganigan López, will have dangerous title defenses on May 20 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
"Churritos", who was crowned World Boxing Council flyweight champion on March 4 after beating Thai Nawaphon Kaikanha by TKO, will return to Asia to face Japanese contender Daigo Higa.
With an undefeated record of 12-0, all fights won by knockout, and less than three years as a professional, Higa is considered as a serious obstacle to Juan Hernandez.
Hernandez will try to use his whole power to get the victory as he has been able to win 25 of his 34 wins by knockout, He has lost twice and he has been a professional for 13 years now.
Ganigan, on the other hand, will try to defend his WBC light flyweight belt for the second time. He will clash against undefeated Japanese prospect Ken Shiro, who has 9 victories with 5 KO´s .
The native of Amecameca, State of Mexico, with a record of 28-6, 17 KOs, conquered the WBC belt on March 4, 2016 after defeating Japanese fighter Yu Kimura in his backyard. He retained the belt by defeating Filipino Jonathan Taconing on July 2 at The Arena Coliseo of Mexico City.
The main event of that card will feature a battle of middleweight for the vacant WBA "regular" world title, with Ryota Murata taking on Hassan N'Dam.
