Kenshiro Teraji defeated Carlos Canizales by a razor-thin majority choice in an entertaining combat to retain his junior flyweight titles Tuesday in Osaka, Japan.
One decide scored it a draw (113-113) however the different two had the Japanese fighter profitable by the identical tally (114-112).
Teraji (23-1, 14 KOs) received off to a superb begin, placing Canizales (26-2-1, 19 KOs) down in Spherical 2. Nevertheless, the Venezuelan challenger returned the favor in Spherical 3 and neither man was capable of separate from the opposite the remainder of the way in which in a back-and-forth battle.
Teraji has gained 5 consecutive fights since an upset knockout loss to countryman Masamichi Yabuki in 2021, together with in a rematch with Yabuki.
He has mentioned he plans to maneuver as much as 112 kilos if he can’t get one other title-unification bout at 108. He has mentioned he’d prefer to problem 112-pound beltholder “Bam” Rodriguez.
Canizales has now come up brief in two world title fights. He was stopped by then-beltholder Esteban Bermudez in 2021.
