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For the first time since winning the junior flyweight crown, Pedro Guevara heads back to Japan.
The reigning champion departed Thursday evening for a 22-hour trek from his native Mexico to the Far East. By late Friday evening, Guevara will arrive in Sendai – more than four hours north of Tokyo – one week ahead of his November 28 showdown with unheralded fringe contender Yu Kimura.
“I’m facing an opponent whom I know little about, but his record tells me all I need to know,” Guevara (26-1-1, 17KOs) said of Kimura, the third challenger of his junior flyweight title reign. “He is a (regional) champion in Japan and a top-rated challenger. I don’t dismiss his credentials, I truly respect my opponent.
“At the same time, don’t mistake my respect for fear. I’m confident that – just as arrive as champion – the belt will remain with me when I return to Mexico.” [Click Here To Read More]
The reigning champion departed Thursday evening for a 22-hour trek from his native Mexico to the Far East. By late Friday evening, Guevara will arrive in Sendai – more than four hours north of Tokyo – one week ahead of his November 28 showdown with unheralded fringe contender Yu Kimura.
“I’m facing an opponent whom I know little about, but his record tells me all I need to know,” Guevara (26-1-1, 17KOs) said of Kimura, the third challenger of his junior flyweight title reign. “He is a (regional) champion in Japan and a top-rated challenger. I don’t dismiss his credentials, I truly respect my opponent.
“At the same time, don’t mistake my respect for fear. I’m confident that – just as arrive as champion – the belt will remain with me when I return to Mexico.” [Click Here To Read More]