Comments Thread For: Martinez-Hasegawa, Yamanaka-Jamoya Double on 4/23

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Shinsuke Yamanaka (20-0-2, 15KOs), the WBC bantamweight champ, and Hozumi Hasegawa (33-4, 15KOs), a former world champion in two different weight classes, will each fight in a world title doubleheader on April 23, it was announced.

Yamanaka will be making his sixth title defense, while Hasegawa is seeking to become the second Japanese fighter to win a world title in three different divisions.
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[artfuL_]

Solid card, it should get picked up by HBO but you know it won't due to quality standards with the broadcast.

[BattleAxePurist]

Solid card, it should get picked up by HBO but you know it won't due to quality standards with the broadcast.

It's in Japan on Japan time so early morning US plus it's on a Wednesday.

[zero15]

Solid card, it should get picked up by HBO but you know it won't due to quality standards with the broadcast.

It would be great if it happened, but sadly it doesn't make sense from a business standpoint. The time difference and date really limit the viewership. On top of that, none of the fighters have a big fanbase in Americana. Honestly I would love to see HBO and Showtime branch out and pickup fights like these, even if they aired them delayed or on minor channels like HBO2 or Showtime extreme. Unless Top Rank is involved, I doubt that will ever happen.

[bigcursedawg]

This has been offical for a while now, same as Yaegashi Zaleta and Hernadez Inoue. I was wondering why it hadn't been reported on here yet.

[any craic lad?]

Yamanaka Jamoye is a disappointment since Jamoye has lost his last fight.Really looking for forward to Hasegawa-Kiko if Hozumi loses and I really hope he doesn't he should hang them up