Those looking to catch next week’s title tripleheader in Yokohama are in luck, as DAZN announced that they’d picked up the U.S. and U.K. broadcast rights.
Things kick off 5:45 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday the 30th.
Kenshiro Teraji (25-1, 16 KO), pound-for-pound stalwart and one of the most consistently entertaining action fighters of the generation, defends his WBC and WBA flyweight titles against longtime contender Ricardo Sandoval (26-2, 18 KO) in the main event. Fellow slugger Daigo Higa (21-3-2, 19 KO) challenges Antonio Vargas (19-1, 11 KO) for the WBA bantamweight title in the co-feature, while Erick Rosa (8-0, 2 KO) defends his WBA light flyweight title against red-hot prospect Kyosuke Takami (9-0, 7 KO) in the opener.
This is just a flat-out great lineup. Competitive matchmaking, hardware on the line, and tons of action potential. Kudos to DAZN for snagging it.
In the meantime, I will be cursing the double-edged sword of being on PAcific Time, which grants me unlimited power to catch those stupidly late prime time shows but cripples my ability to follow my beloved Japanese boxing.