Naito vs. Kameda: Japan's Grudge Match Catching Fire

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The biggest fight of the year on Japanese soil is only a few weeks away when the always controversial Koki Kameda (21-0, 14KOs) challenges Daisuke Naito (32-2, 22KOs) for the WBC flyweight title on November 29. [details]

[cool-jupiter]

Naito by close unanimous decision.

[k1t3]

They should start fighting outside of Japan.

[DrewWoodside]

The biggest fight of the year on Japanese soil is only a few weeks away when the always controversial Koki Kameda (21-0, 14KOs) challenges Daisuke Naito (32-2, 22KOs) for the WBC flyweight title on November 29. [details]

Read about this in Ring Magazine.. Sounds like a really cool storyline. Avenging your fallen brother Kamikazee stuff!

[jiromon]

koki is the much lesser version of valero...all power, zero skill...

but he is the manny pacquiao of japan...he is so popular here, he gets all the japanese punanis

[Pullcounter]

someone stream the fight

[PhillyBoxer]

Why even report this? I live in Japan and until any of these so-called "champions" and "fighters" here actually travel abroad and earn their title shots by beating credible opponents instead of the WBA and WBC selling titles and title shots, they'll never have any credibility in the eyes of real boxing people.

[mr. bojangles]

Why even report this? I live in Japan and until any of these so-called "champions" and "fighters" here actually travel abroad and earn their title shots by beating credible opponents instead of the WBA and WBC selling titles and title shots, they'll never have any credibility in the eyes of real boxing people.

Liar!

[Drunken Cat]

Why even report this? I live in Japan and until any of these so-called "champions" and "fighters" here actually travel abroad and earn their title shots by beating credible opponents instead of the WBA and WBC selling titles and title shots, they'll never have any credibility in the eyes of real boxing people.

Naito won his title off a solid Thai champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (even if it did take him 3 tries). Kameda fought 2 of his last 4 in Mexico.

I don't see why Japanese fighters should take short money to fight abroad when their drawing power is so much greater at home, in what happens to be one of the richest markets for combat sports in the world (the richest outside of the US). Furthermore, most Japanese fighters fight in the lower weights, which simply do not draw in the US. Professional boxing is all about the bottom line.

[rochemback]

Totally looking forward to this, I just wish the fight had more coverage outside of Japan. I hope we get at least some weigh-in pics and stuff...

I am rooting for Naito but this bout will really reveal what Koki Kameda is all about, huge test for him despite the champs 35 years.