WBC = World Boxing Council Light Flyweight Title Match was held in Osaka City, and champion Kenshiro Teraji, who returned from the suspension of license due to scandal, beat challenger Tetsuya Hisada 3-0 8 I succeeded in the second defense.
WBC light flyweight champion Terachi caused scandals such as getting drunk and injuring another person's car in July last year, and the JBC = Japan Boxing Commission suspended the license for three months on December 1st last year. I was punished.
After the license suspension period, Terachi faced the eighth defense of the light flyweight title in Osaka on the 24th.
Taken by Hisada, who ranked first in the world ranking, Terachi took the lead in the second round with a strong right punch and took the lead from the beginning.
After that, while accurately deciding the left jab and one-two punches that he was good at, he overcame the attack of the challenger who tried to find a way out by repeated hits, and won the 3-0 decision and succeeded in the eighth defense.
Terachi initially planned to play a defensive battle with Hisada last December, but due to his own scandal, it was temporarily blank.
Terachi "I'm happy to continue boxing"
Terachi, who defended for the eighth time, said in an interview while wiping his tears on the ring, "Last year was my scandal and caused trouble and concern to many people." I'm really happy. I was confident but worried. There are many people who support me and many people who continue to support me. I'm happy that I can continue boxing. " did.
Regarding his future goals, he said, "I'm glad if I can win and give back even a little. I think I can still be stronger. I want to work hard so that I can show a strong figure to everyone."