By Jhonny Gonzalez

It's been announced that WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (16-0, 13KOs) will make his third defense of his title against fourth-ranked Takashi Miura (20-1, 16KOs) on January 31 at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan. Uchiyama was going to face interim-champ Jorge Solis of Mexico on January 10. Solis withdrew a few days ago after falling ill with pneumonia.