It's fair to say this year has not gone the way anyone has expected.
One man who certainly expected to be much busier this year was WBC Light Flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji (17-0, 10) [寺地 拳四朗], who entered the year hoping to make 3 more defenses of his world title but has sadly not fought at all since last December.
Today the champion was out and about, as he visited the Toshiharu Okuda, the mayor of Jōyō City, in Kyoto. That's the city that Kenshiro was born in for those wondering.
The visit was, of course, more than just a quick chit chat with the fighter donating a number of items to help the city with the on going situation in the city.
Whilst at the event today the fighter revealed that there is still no set plan of when he will be back in the ring, however he is in training at the moment, and is using the gym in the daytime, before the gym gets busy. As the gym begins to get busy in the evening he's been heading home.
On one had that news is disappointing and it's a real shame we still don't have any big bouts on the docket for Japan, on the other hand it's good news that the popular "Amazing Boy" is in training and is working out. Potentially that means he'll be moving towards fighting shape for when travel restrictions into Japan and potentially larger crowds make a big fighter possible.
