By Miguel Rivera

Japan's Tomoki Kameda hopes to return to the ring in late February or early March on US soil, confident that after that, a 122-pound title shot will finally come after he was told none of the current champions want to fight him.

He's already spent a few weeks working on Mexican soil with the assistance of coach Ruben Lira, and Kameda trusts that in 2018 he will be at his boxing best after having recovered a the pair of losses that he had in 2015 against Jamie McDonell when he was still competing at bantamweight .

Since those defeats, Kameda has won three fights in a row in Mexico and Japan.

The Japanese talent is handled by boxing powerbroker Al Haymon.

"I'm working hard in Mexico waiting to fight for a world championship. In 2017 we looked for all the champions, called for Rey Vargas, Jessie Magdaleno and they did not want to fight me. I chatted with my adviser Al Haymon and they said they contacted them for fights and they said no, so we hope to corner them so that in 2018 these fights can take place," said the 26-year-old, with a record of 34-2 and 20 knockouts, to ESPN Deportes.

Tomoki was already the bantamweight champion of the World Boxing Organization.

For now, he is working to return in the first quarter of the year.

"In February or March it will be my return to the United States, the time has come to reap all of the experience I have acquired, I want the big fights, the big events and I am willing to take any risk," Kameda said.

"I learned a lot from McDonell, the defeats have been left behind and now I feel that I am a much better, more complete, mature and experienced fighter, precisely because of that I want the opportunity after this fight, I hope that the current champions will be encouraged, either Daniel Román, Ryosuke Iwasa, Rey Vargas, Magdalen or the winner of César Juárez and Isaac Dogboe."