Professional boxing gym president suspended indefinitely over another person's appearance. Two Nigerians living in Japan who do not have a professional boxing license participated instead of the originally scheduled two Nigerian fighters.

Nobuaki Hiranaka refused to show the passports of the Nigerians who participated in the match, strongly requested that the match be held without confirming their identities. It is said that he falsely reported to JBC that he had returned to Japan.. "We have come to a situation where the public's trust in our awareness has been seriously undermined," he said.