Eigoro Akai's debut opponent set!
Earlier today the Sports Hochi reported that Eigoro Akai (0-0) [赤井英五郎] now has an opponent set for his professional debut, as he follows in the footsteps of his hugely popular father Hidekazu Akai [赤井英和], aka the "Rocky of Naniwa".
The paper reports that Akai, who is fighting out of the Teiken Gym, will be competing in the East Japan Rookie of the Year and will be battling against Yasunori Okamura (0-0) [岡村弥徳], who makes his debut on May 22nd and will then enter the East Japan Rookie of the Year tournament.
In the news article Eigoro has stated that wants to beat the KO streak of his father, who notched 12 successive KO's whilst coming through the ranks. The younger Akai explained "I want to pass my father's 12 consecutive KOs, even if it's just by one."
Although we've not yet been sent the full schedule or line up the fighters involved in this year's East Japan Rookie of the Year we have been told that there is 6 people in the Middleweight tournament, the least of any division. The most for any division this year is the Super Bantamweight division, with a staggering 24 participants!
When the details of the bouts are revealed, and the dates are set in stone we'll share those!
The paper reports that Akai, who is fighting out of the Teiken Gym, will be competing in the East Japan Rookie of the Year and will be battling against Yasunori Okamura (0-0) [岡村弥徳], who makes his debut on May 22nd and will then enter the East Japan Rookie of the Year tournament.
In the news article Eigoro has stated that wants to beat the KO streak of his father, who notched 12 successive KO's whilst coming through the ranks. The younger Akai explained "I want to pass my father's 12 consecutive KOs, even if it's just by one."
Although we've not yet been sent the full schedule or line up the fighters involved in this year's East Japan Rookie of the Year we have been told that there is 6 people in the Middleweight tournament, the least of any division. The most for any division this year is the Super Bantamweight division, with a staggering 24 participants!
When the details of the bouts are revealed, and the dates are set in stone we'll share those!