Keita Obara: record, next fight and profile →
Undefeated Russian boxing champion Eduard Troyanovsky is putting the final touches to his training ahead of his defence of the IBF and IBO world titles against Japan’s Keita Obara this Friday in Moscow.
On September 9, Moscow will host a boxing show organized by Russian promoter Andrey Ryabinsky of World of Boxing. In the main event, there will be an exciting showdown when the junior welterweight world champion of the IBF and IBO, 36-year-old Russian citizen Eduard Troyanovsky (24-0, 21 KOs), and the mandatory challenger for the International Boxing Federation, 29-year-old Japanese fighter Keita Obara (16-1-1, 15 KOs).
A day of canceled meetings normally mean time freed up, but such was not the case for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) on Tuesday. The sanctioning body was due to host a pair of purse bids at its headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey, but saw one canceled and the other postponed with the potential for a deal to be reached before its rescheduled date.
Keita Obara did everything he wanted to do in his super lightweight title eliminator versus Walter Castillo. The only thing that didn't come of his pre-fight game plan was delivering a late-fight knockout. Because of that, he believes it cost him the fight - even if the majority of fans and viewers believe otherwise. What appeared to be a clear-cut win instead resulted in a majority draw, with Obara winning 115-113 on one card but overruled by matching scores of 114-114.