IBF minimumweight champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan will defend his title against Virgilio Silvano in December.
Takayama will make the first defence of his belt when he takes on the Filipino in Osaka on December 3, his handlers said on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old Japanese fighter won the title when he beat Mario Rodriguez on points in the Mexican city of Guasave in March.
The fight against Silvano will be on the same card as the super-flyweight unification match between Japan's IBF champion Daiki Kameda and WBA title-holder Liborio Solis of Venezuela.
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Takayama will make the first defence of his belt when he takes on the Filipino in Osaka on December 3, his handlers said on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old Japanese fighter won the title when he beat Mario Rodriguez on points in the Mexican city of Guasave in March.
The fight against Silvano will be on the same card as the super-flyweight unification match between Japan's IBF champion Daiki Kameda and WBA title-holder Liborio Solis of Venezuela.
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